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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:566-568
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Case Reports

Tension pneumocephalus after excision of posterior mediastinal mass

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery , Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
^b Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Address reprint requests to Dr Singh, H.No. 2113, Sector 38-C, Chandigarh-160 023, India

Although paraplegia after a posterolateral thoracotomy has been described as a serious complication, the occurrence of tension pneumocephalus after excision of posterior mediastinal mass has also been reported as another life-threatening complication. We report one such case.

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