title: Cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst after anterior stabilization for cervical spine injury treated by ventricular drainage: case report.
abstract: The author describes postsurgical formation of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst after anterior decompression and stabilization for cervical spine injury. The CSF pseudocyst was caused by extensive lacerations to the spinal dura mater. A further contributory factor was a circulation blockage of CSF in the spinal canal, brought about by edema of the contused spinal cord. Ventricular drainage caused rapid collapse of the pseudocyst and its subsequent healing.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000503:physiopathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014696:Ventriculostomy