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Delayed asymptomatic progressive intraventricular pneumocephalus in a dog following craniotomy
Author(s) -
Hicks J.,
Stewart G.,
Kent M.,
Platt S.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/jsap.12858
Subject(s) - medicine , craniotomy , pneumocephalus , asymptomatic , cranial cavity , intracranial pressure , surgery , radiology , computed tomography
Delayed pneumocephalus developed in a 9‐year‐old dog following transfrontal craniotomy and implantation of an experimental local chemotherapy into a partially resected oligodendroglioma, but the animal appeared to be asymptomatic. MRI evidence of increasing intracranial pressure, including progressive ventricular dilatation and compression of periventricular parenchyma, led to the recommendation for exploratory craniotomy. The barrier between the intracranial cavity and frontal sinus was enhanced, and pneumocephalus resolved on MRI at both 1 and 3 months following the repair.