Open AccessSubdural fluid collection rather than meningitis contributes to hydrocephalus after cervical laminoplasty: A case report
Author(s) -
Haohan Huang,
Zhihua Cheng,
Baozhi Ding,
Jie Zhao,
Changqing Zhao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i22.6485
Subject(s) - medicine , laminoplasty , hydrocephalus , meningitis , cerebral spinal fluid , cerebrospinal fluid , cervical spine , surgery , anesthesia , laminectomy , spinal cord , pathology , psychiatry
Hydrocephalus following dural tear after spinal surgery is rare. Although a few cases of obstructive hydrocephalus caused by subdural fluid collection and communicating hydrocephalus associated with meningitis have been reported, the mechanism remains uncertain. Herein we describe a patient complicated with hydrocephalus after cervical laminoplasty in whom subdural fluid collection in the cervical spine and posterior cranial fossa rather than chronic meningitis was the main mechanism.