Open AccessGiant pseudomeningocele after spinal surgery: A case report
Author(s) -
Prepram Srilomsak,
Kazuma Okuno,
Toshihiko Sakakibara,
Zhuo Wang,
Yuichi Kasai
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v3.i7.109
Subject(s) - pseudomeningocele , medicine , surgery , laminectomy , lesion , giant cell , cerebrospinal fluid leak , cerebrospinal fluid , spinal cord , complication , pathology , psychiatry
Very few reports have described giant pseudomeningoceles ≥ 8 cm in diameter. We report this case of the biggest giant pseudomeningocele at the unusual cervicothoracic level. A 59 year old man who underwent cervicothoracic laminectomy had a giant pseudomeningocele detected and the lesion gradually grew to about 15 cm in diameter by 2 years postoperatively. Cerebrospinal fluid leak closure was performed and the postoperative course was favorable. We present this case, review the literature and discuss the size and portion, mechanism of formation, symptoms and treatments of giant pseudomeningocele.