Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2007 Dec;40(12):878-881.
Pneumocephalus after Thoracoscopic Excision of Posterior Mediastinal Mass: A case report
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- 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University of Medicine and Science. pittz@hanmail.net
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- Pneumocephalus after thoracoscopic excision of a mediastinal mass is a very rare complication. It presumably occurs due to dural injury near the spinal root and development of a subsequent subarachnoid-pleural fistula. A 60-year-old woman complained of nausea and headache after thoracoscopic excision of a posterior mediastinal mass. She was diagnosed with pneumocephalus by brain CT and recovered with supportive management.
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