Pseudomeningoceles are uncommon complications of lumbar surgery. They are encapsulated cerebrospinal fluid collections developing extradurally as a consequence of incidental dural tears. They are typically located in the paraspinal compartment and occasionally reach the subcutaneous space. We describe the case of a patient in whom a postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele developed over a 10-year period within the L5 spinous process and remained completely encircled within its bony boundaries. The surgical implications of this finding are discussed.

Intraspinous postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele / Paolini, Sergio; Ciappetta, Pasquale; Piattella, Maria Cristina. - In: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. - ISSN 0940-6719. - 12:3(2003), pp. 325-7-327. [10.1007/s00586-002-0482-y]

Intraspinous postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele

Paolini, Sergio;
2003

Abstract

Pseudomeningoceles are uncommon complications of lumbar surgery. They are encapsulated cerebrospinal fluid collections developing extradurally as a consequence of incidental dural tears. They are typically located in the paraspinal compartment and occasionally reach the subcutaneous space. We describe the case of a patient in whom a postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele developed over a 10-year period within the L5 spinous process and remained completely encircled within its bony boundaries. The surgical implications of this finding are discussed.
2003
laminectomy; lumbar surgery; pseudomeningocele; spinous process; Adult; Back Pain; Dura Mater; Epidural Space; Humans; Iatrogenic Disease; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Laminectomy; Lumbar Vertebrae; Male; Meningocele; Postoperative Complications; Spinal Canal
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Intraspinous postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele / Paolini, Sergio; Ciappetta, Pasquale; Piattella, Maria Cristina. - In: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL. - ISSN 0940-6719. - 12:3(2003), pp. 325-7-327. [10.1007/s00586-002-0482-y]
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