Open AccessTension Pneumocephalus after Clipping of a Carotid-Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysm via an Interhemispheric Approach: Case Report
Author(s) -
Akio Asai,
Hisashi Yamada,
Kazuo Tsutsumi,
Kintomo Takakura
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198811000-00020
Subject(s) - medicine , clipping (morphology) , ophthalmic artery , pneumocephalus , aneurysm , carotid arteries , anesthesia , surgery , cardiology , computed tomography , blood flow , philosophy , linguistics
A case of postoperative tension pneumocephalus of unusual cause after carotid-ophthalmic artery aneurysm clipping is presented. A second craniotomy for decompression and exploration demonstrated a small fistula in the planum sphenoidale, which presumably had been made when the right optic canal was unroofed during the first operation.