Haydarpasa Numune Med J. 2024; 64(2): 271-274 | DOI: 10.14744/hnhj.2023.87528

A Complication of Epidural Catheter Administration: Pneumocephalus and Related Diplopia

Ahmet Þen, Esra Kongur, Ali Alkan Yýlmaz, Özlem Þen, Ahmet Akyol
Department of Anesthesiology And Reanimation, Health Science University, Trabzon Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Türkiye

Intracranial hypotension may occur after lumbar puncture, spinal anesthesia, and craniospinal trauma. Complications such as orthostatic headache, neck pain, photophobia, tinnitus, nausea, and diplopia are frequently seen in these patients. Complications such as air embolism and pneumocephalus can also be seen in the methods used to determine the epidural space. We aimed to present the postoperative complications and the process in our patient in whom we attempted to insert an epidural catheter to provide intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in radical prostatectomy surgery.

Keywords: Diplopia, epidural catheter, intracranial hypotension, pneumocephalus, postoperative analgesia.

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