Background: Pneumocephalus (PNC) is the presence of air in the intracranial cavity. The
most frequent cause is trauma, but there are many other etiological factors, such as surgical …

Objectives: Identify the clinical features indicative of pneumocephalus. Determine the
diagnostic studies appropriate for evaluating pneumocephalus, describing the salient …

Pneumocephalus, the presence of intracranial air, is a complication especially seen after
neurotrauma or brain surgery. When it leads to a pressure gradient, a so-called tension …

Interventions: A surgical procedure involving a left frontal-temporal craniotomy was
performed to excise a residual skull base tumor and repair the dura, guided by a navigator …

Introduction We report a case of pneumocephalus, which is identified as the presence of air
in the cranial cavity and is a rare complication after spinal surgeries, in addition to a …

Bronchial-subarachnoid fistulas are rare occurrences, which are not well defined in the
literature. This uncommon clinical phenomenon may result in symptomatic pneumorrhachis …

We report a case of symptomatic postoperative pneumocephalus after lumbar
decompression. A 69-year-old man was operated on for a severe lumbar stenosis with a L2 …

Background: Tension pneumocephalus is a neurosurgical emergency requiring prompt
intervention. A variety of either temporizing or definitive methods was previously described …

Tension pneumocephalus (TP) after spinal surgery is very rare with only a few cases
reported in the English literature. Most cases of TP occur rapidly after spinal surgery …

Background Pneumocephalus is a rare complication after an elective lumbar spine surgery.
Full endoscopic lumbar diskectomy (FELD) is an evolving minimally invasive surgical …