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.
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ARabia.
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Kolawole
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Patel
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