Spontaneous Resolution of Delayed Post-operative Extradural and Epicranial Pneumatocele
R S Satter1, S H Shantana, D S Asif
1Dr AM Rejaus Satter, Associate Consultant, Neurosurgery, Square Hospitals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh;
Abstract:
Extradural and epicranial pneumatocele is a rare condition. It may complicate with CSF rhinorrhoea and meningitis which can have a fatal outcome. We present a case of delayed post-operative extradural and epicranial pneumatocele in the frontal region following primary repair of the anterior skull base for a traumatic compound craniofacial injury with CSF leakage. There was no evidence of meningitis or raised ICP. As the patient was neurologically stable; he was managed conservatively and had a spontaneous resolution of the pneumatocele.
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