Abstract
Traumatic head injuries are often encountered in the emergency triage, and usually
these patients have open head injuries or traumatic pneumocephalus secondary to base
of skull fractures. The first line of management involves conservative approaches
that include the use of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, loop diuretics, and, occasionally,
lumbar CSF diversion techniques. Surgical intervention is considered once conservative
management fails after 2 weeks of institution of conservative management. Here, we
discuss the various clinical scenarios, clinical presentation, treatment dilemmas,
and possible complications in patients with traumatic pneumocephalus.
Keywords
pneumocephalus - air bubble - pneumoventricle - Mount Fuji sign
