Ani C C, Ismaila B O
Department of Radiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
Department of Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2016 Jul-Aug;19(4):559-562. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.183297.
Pneumocephalus is often a complication of head trauma and cranial surgeries. Massive intraventricular pneumocephalus is an uncommon entity. We report the cases of two patients presenting same day with a clinical diagnosis of open head injury following separate road traffic accidents whose computed tomography (CT) brain images confirm skull base and vault fractures with massive pneumocephalus and tension pneumoventricles. CT scan remains invaluable in proper evaluation of head injury, and its complications for early and appropriate intervention toward reducing morbidity and mortality.
气颅通常是头部创伤和颅脑手术的并发症。大量脑室内气颅是一种罕见的情况。我们报告了两名患者的病例，这两名患者在同一天因不同的道路交通事故导致开放性颅脑损伤，经临床诊断，其脑部计算机断层扫描（CT）图像证实存在颅底和颅骨穹窿骨折，并伴有大量气颅和张力性气脑室。CT扫描在正确评估头部损伤及其并发症方面仍然具有不可替代的价值，有助于早期进行适当干预，以降低发病率和死亡率。
