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Tension Pneumocephalus from Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery: A Case Series and Literature Review

Wanpeng LiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Quan LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Hanyu LuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Huan WangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Huankang ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Li HuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xicai SunDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1423-0942View further author information
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Yurong GuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Houyong LiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Weidong ZhaoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Dehui WangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai200031, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0346-3193View further author information
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Pages 531-538 | Published online: 19 Jun 2020

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