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Schwannomas of the sinonasal tract and anterior skull base: a systematic review of 94 cases.

Sunaryo PL1, Svider PF, Husain Q, Choudhry OJ, Eloy JA, Liu JK.
American journal of rhinology & allergy.Am J Rhinol Allergy.2014 Jan-Feb;28(1):39-49. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2014.28.3978.
BACKGROUND: Schwannomas of the anterior skull base (ASB) and sinonasal tract are extremely rare. These lesions mimic other pathologies such as olfactory groove meningiomas, hemangiopericytomas, and esthesioneuroblastomas. Because of their low incidence, ASB and sinonasal tract schwannomas have not b
PMID 24717879

Lessons in the management of post-operative tension pneumocephalus complicating transcranial resection of advanced cutaneous tumours with free flap reconstruction.

Swan MC1, Scholz AF, Pretorius PM, Johnson D, Martinez-Devesa P, Wall SA.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery.J Craniomaxillofac Surg.2013 Dec;41(8):850-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.01.042. Epub 2013 Feb 26.
Tension pneumocephalus is a rare, but potentially life-threatening complication of transcranial surgery. Whilst commonly described in the field of neurosurgery, little has been published in the context of craniofacial surgery. We describe two cases of post-operative extradural tension pneumocephalus
PMID 23485485

Inadvertent insertion of a nasogastric tube into the brain: case report and review of the literature.

Psarras K1, Lalountas MA, Symeonidis NG, Baltatzis M, Pavlidis ET, Ballas K, Pavlidis TE, Sakantamis AK.
Clinical imaging.Clin Imaging.2012 Sep-Oct;36(5):587-90. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.12.020. Epub 2012 Jun 8.
The inadvertent insertion of a nasogastric tube (NGT) into the brain of a trauma patient with skull base fractures is reported. A 52-year-old male with head trauma was referred following a car accident with an NGT in situ. Serosanguineous fluid was withdrawn from the NGT, which was considered to be
PMID 22920367