Post-surgical anterior pseudomeningocele presenting as an abdominal mass.
A case of a pseudomeningocele following anterior spinal fusion for tuberculous disease of the spine, and presenting as a large abdominal cystic mass is documented in view of the rarity of the presentation, the anterior location and the size of the pseudomeningocele.
Kolawole
T M
TM
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ARabia.
Patel
P J
PJ
Naim-Ur-Rahaman
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009192:Myelography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000601:surgery