Turkish Neurosurgery 1998 , Vol 8 , Num 1-2
PNEUMOEEPHALUS: A LATE COMPLICATION OF VP SHUNT DYSFUNETION
Kayhan KUZEYLI, Eray SÖYLEV, Fadıl AKTÜRK
Karadeniz Technical University Department Of Neurasurgery, Trabzon, Turkey In this article we reported pneumocephalus, which developed ten years after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt operation. The operation was performed to treat hydrocephalus secondary to stenosis of aqueduct . In this case, the cause of pneumocephalus was frontal sinus fistula that occurred as a result of increased intracranial pressure due to the dysfunction of the ventricular shunt end. This uncommon complication is reviewed with the pertinent literature and the management is discussed. Keywords : Stenosis of aqueduct, pneumocephalus, frontal sinus, ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Corresponding author : Kayhan Kuzeyli