Air Travel with Known Pneumocephalus Following Outpatient Sinus Surgery
| Autor: | Conor Grady, Thomas J. Willson, Ernest E. Braxton, Erik K. Weitzel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology Postoperative Complications Pneumocephalus Paranasal Sinus Diseases medicine Cranial cavity Humans Air travel medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Endoscopy Functional endoscopic sinus surgery Middle Aged Sinus surgery medicine.disease Surgery Radiography Air Travel medicine.anatomical_structure Female Aviation medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. 85:75-77 |
| ISSN: | 0095-6562 |
| DOI: | 10.3357/asem.3795.2014 |
| Popis: | Intracranial air is a common finding after many neurosurgical procedures and trauma to the head. In patients requiring transport via air to reach a destination there is risk of expansion of the intracranial air and development of neurological complications. Though relatively uncommon after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), pneumocephalus may be encountered.We describe one of our patients in whom intracranial air was introduced during FESS. Following the procedure she required commercial air transportation from our center to her home. A 45-min commercial flight to the destination was safely completed without the patient experiencing any neurological sequellae.This case highlights the controversy surrounding air travel with pneumocephalus and provides an example of safe commercial air travel after diagnosis of post-FESS pneumocephalus. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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