Iatrogenic intracranial placement of nasopharyngeal airway after trauma.
Br J Neurosurg
; 30(4): 448-9, 2016 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
CT images of an 18-year-old woman who had sustained head trauma after a motor vehicle accident are presented demonstrating the iatrogenic intracranial placement of a nasopharyngeal airway. Treatment required a decompressive craniectomy, removal of the nasopharyngeal airway under direct vision, and duraplasty. The patient made a good neurological recovery, but did require ongoing medical treatment for diabetes insipidus. The case illustrates the importance of avoiding intranasal placement of any object in a patient with head trauma and suspected skull base fractures prior to diagnostic imaging.
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Lesiones Encefálicas
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Presión Intracraneal
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Base del Cráneo
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Craniectomía Descompresiva
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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2016
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Article