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Tension Pneumocephalus: A Rare Complication of Transsphenoidal Resection of a Pituitary Macroadenoma

Tension pneumocephalus (TP) is described as the presence of a large amount of air in the cranial cavity, compressing the parenchyma and ventricles. It is a rare neurosurgical emergency and has been reported in only a handful of cases as a complication of transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary aden...

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Autores principales: Iqbal, Shumaila M, Khan, Aalia J, Zhi, Cassandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312549
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4623