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Intraventricular Pneumocephalus as a Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Pneumocephalus is defined as the presence of air in the intracranial cavity, and this complication is rare after ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) surgery. It can be caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI), surgical interventions, and anatomical or spontaneous malformation. We present a case of intrav...

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Autores principales: da Silva, Aldo J. F., Malta Doria, Ana Luisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8555920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34725626
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18392