extracranial pneumatocele
(redirected from extracranial pneumocele)ex·tra·cra·ni·al pneu·mat·o·cele
collection of gas beneath the galea aponeurotica, usually due to fracture into the paranasal sinuses.
Synonym(s): extracranial pneumocele
extracranial pneumatocele
A collection of gas under the scalp, caused by a fracture of the skull that communicates with a paranasal sinus.
See also: pneumatocele