Intervertebral space nerve root entrapment after lumbar disc surgery. Two cases.
Iatrogenic pseudomeningocele formation after lumbar or cervical spine surgery is a well-described complication. Two unusual cases of transdural nerve root herniation with subsequent entrapment in the intervertebral space after lumbar disc surgery are presented. The reasons for this rare complication and its treatment are discussed.
Töppich
H G
HG
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Ludmillenstift, Mepen/Ems, Germany.
Feldmann
H
H
Sandvoss
G
G
Meyer
F
F
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots