| Literature DB >> 27795788 |
Abderrahmane Boumadiane1, Ali Derkaoui1, Abdelkarim Shimi1, Mohamed Khatouf1.
Abstract
Mount Fuji sign also known as compressive pneumocephalus is a redoubtable postoperative neurosurgical complication. We report the clinical case of a 10 months-old patient, hospitalized in reanimation for postoperative management following surgery for ependymoma of the third ventricle. The evolution was marked by the occurrence of early postoperative compressive pneumocephalus, responsible for neurological and hemodynamic worsening. This study highlights the possibility of occurrence of such an adverse event, as well as the therapeutic and especially preventive measures for this complication.Entities:
Keywords: Mount Fuji sign; compressive pneumocephalus; ependymoma; post-operative complication
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27795788 PMCID: PMC5072857 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.24.191.9265
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Image scannographique du patient objectivant un épendymome du V3 avec hydrocephalie quadriventriculaire
Figure 2Image scanographique postopératoire du meme patient objectivant: effacement des sillons corticaux, écrasement des ventricules cérébraux, compression des lobes frontaux réalisant le classique signe du « mont Fuji »