Ventriculo-aerocele secondary to obstructive hydrocephalus

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1978 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Acta Neurochirurgica, volume 44, pages 237-241 (issn: 0001-6268, eissn: 0942-0940,

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Authors: N I, Azzam; J, Miles;

doi: 10.1007/bf01402065

pmid: 742426

Ventriculo-aerocele secondary to obstructive hydrocephalus

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Abstract

Two cases of spontaneous ventriculo-aerocele are described. Both patients were eighteen years old and had previously been treated for obstructive hydrocephalus by Torkildsen's bypass, eleven and thirteen years before. Findings relating to the aetiology are described as are some of the problems of treatment.

Related Organizations

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
Walton Hospital
United Kingdom

Keywords

Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial, Male, Adolescent, Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts, Cerebral Ventricles, Postoperative Complications, Cisterna Magna, Pneumocephalus, Humans, Heart Atria, Hydrocephalus

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