Pneumocephalus following gunshot injury to the thoracic vertebral column:  a case report

Kairinos, Nicolas; Nicol, Andrew; Navsaria, Pradeep

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Pneumocephalus following gunshot injury to the thoracic vertebral column: a case report [Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg]

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2009; 15(6): 614-616

Pneumocephalus following gunshot injury to the thoracic vertebral column: a case report

Nicolas Kairinos, Andrew Nicol, Pradeep Navsaria
Trauma Center, Groote Schuur Hospital And Faculty Of Health Sciences, University Of Cape Town

Subarachnoid pleural fistula (SPF) following injury to the vertebral column is an extremely rare complication and is usually described after blunt trauma. We report the first case of SPF with pneumocephalus due to a gunshot wound to the spine.

Keywords: Gunshot, pneumocephalus; spine.

Torasik vertebra b�lgesi ate�li silah yaralanmas�ndan sonra olu�an pn�mosefalus: Olgu sunumu

Nicolas Kairinos, Andrew Nicol, Pradeep Navsaria
Cape Town �niversitesi, Groote Schuur Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�lte Hastanesi, Cape Town, G�ney Afrika.

Vertebral kolon travmas�n� takiben subaraknoid plevral fist�l (SAPF) olu�mas� ender g�r�len bir komplikasyondur ve genellikle k�nt travmadan sonra bildirilmi�tir. Biz, ate�li silahla ger�ekle�en bir omurga yaras� nedeniyle olu�an pn�mosefalusu bulunan ilk SAPF olgusunu sunuyoruz.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Ate�li silah, pn�mosefalus; omurga.

Nicolas Kairinos, Andrew Nicol, Pradeep Navsaria. Pneumocephalus following gunshot injury to the thoracic vertebral column: a case report. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2009; 15(6): 614-616

Corresponding Author: Pradeep Navsaria, South Africa
Manuscript Language: English

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