Pneumorrhachis

The presence of air in spinal canal is called as “pneumorrhachis.” Nontraumatic, noniatrogenic spontaneous spinal air is an uncommon case. Peripheral alveoli burst due to the increased pressure in alveoli in the case of trauma, asthma, pneumothorax, or pneumomediastinum. Air pass to the mediastinum...

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Published in:Asian journal of neurosurgery 2016-04, Vol.11 (2), p.172-173
Main Authors: Eroglu, Umit, Yakar, Fatih, Zaimoglu, Murat, Ozates, Ozgür, Ozgural, Onur, Ugur, Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
CASE REPORT
CAT scans
Diagnosis
Pneumothorax
Spinal cord diseases
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Summary:The presence of air in spinal canal is called as “pneumorrhachis.” Nontraumatic, noniatrogenic spontaneous spinal air is an uncommon case. Peripheral alveoli burst due to the increased pressure in alveoli in the case of trauma, asthma, pneumothorax, or pneumomediastinum. Air pass to the mediastinum and then to retropharyngeal space and reaches to epidural space. In this paper, a 44-year-old female patient who has a spontaneous pneumorrhachis in the epidural space in the spinal canal L5-S1 lumbar level has been presented.
ISSN:1793-5482
2248-9614
DOI:10.4103/1793-5482.175641