{"id":"357ec11f-4ceb-4b6f-9449-75ea09d1af34","slug":"posttraumatic-delayed-subdural-tension-pneumocephalus","title":"Posttraumatic delayed subdural tension pneumocephalus","authors":["Volodymyr O. Solomiichuk","Vitaliy O. Lebed","Konstantin I. Drizhdov"],"abstract":"Background: Pneumocephalus is a complication of head injury in 3.9-9.7% of the cases, it also appears after supratentorial craniotomy in 100% of cases. The accumulation of intracranial air can be acute (<72 hours) or delayed (≥72 hours). When intracranial air causes intracranial hypertension and has a mass-effect with neurological deterioration, it is called tension pneumocephalus. Case description: We represent a clinical case of a 75-year-old male patient with open penetrating head injury, complicated by tension pneumocephalus on the fifth day after trauma and underwent urgent surgical correction. Operation performed: Burr-hole placement in the right frontal region, evacuation of tension pneumocephalus. Conclusion: Tension pneumocephalus is a life-threatening neurosurgical emergency case, which needs to undergo immediate surgical or conservative treatment.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/357ec11f-4ceb-4b6f-9449-75ea09d1af34/featured/hero-1782420882697.png","publishDate":"2013-03-25T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/2152-7806.109537","categories":["Original Article"],"fullTextUrl":"http://sni.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/3688/SNI-4-37.pdf"}