Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog develops delayed brain air pockets after brain surgery but shows
By Hicks, J et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2020·Small Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Delayed asymptomatic progressive intraventricular pneumocephalus in a dog following craniotomy.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old dog developed a condition called pneumocephalus, which is the presence of air in the brain, after undergoing surgery to remove part of a brain tumor. Although the dog showed no symptoms, an MRI revealed increased pressure in the brain. To address this, the veterinarian performed another surgery to repair the barrier between the brain and the sinus, which successfully resolved the issue. Follow-up MRIs showed that the air had cleared from the brain after the repair.
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Abstract
Delayed pneumocephalus developed in a 9-year-old dog following transfrontal craniotomy and implantation of an experimental local chemotherapy into a partially resected oligodendroglioma, but the animal appeared to be asymptomatic. MRI evidence of increasing intracranial pressure, including progressive ventricular dilatation and compression of periventricular parenchyma, led to the recommendation for exploratory craniotomy. The barrier between the intracranial cavity and frontal sinus was enhanced, and pneumocephalus resolved on MRI at both 1 and 3 months following the repair.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29736904/