POSTOPERATIVE LUMBAR PSEUDOMENINGOCELE
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 1996, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
One of the rare complications following lumbar disc surgery is development of pseudomeningocele. İn this paper we report a case of pseudomeningocele at the level of L5-S1, diagnosed by MRI following to previous lumbar disc herniation operations. Subseçuent operative closure of the dural defect resulted in reversal of her neurological symptoms.
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M. Yaşar KAYNAR, Ali KAFADAR, Ziya AKAR, A. Çetin SARIOĞLU
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