Postraumatic pneumorrhachis
The Pneumorrhachis is the presence of air at the level of the spinal canal. It can have several causes among which are: traumatic, iatrogenic among others. Clinical Cases: We present three cases of male patients handled by our neurosurgery service with traumatic pneumorrhachis patients, which were...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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London Academic Publishing
2017-09-01
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Series: | Romanian Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1027 |
Summary: | The Pneumorrhachis is the presence of air at the level of the spinal canal. It can have several causes among which are: traumatic, iatrogenic among others. Clinical Cases: We present three cases of male patients handled by our neurosurgery service with traumatic pneumorrhachis patients, which were managed in a conservative manner, with control images. Conclusions: pneumorrhachis has traditionally been classified as internal if air is present in the subdural or subarachnoid space and external if the air is located at the epidural level. We propose a classification in degrees (Moscote-Agrawal-Padilla) which is more practical from the clinical and radiological point of view.
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ISSN: | 1220-8841 2344-4959 |