Spinal pseudomeningocoele: a diagnostic dilemma.
METHODS
Case report.


OBJECTIVE
To describe the difficulty in diagnosing spinal pseudomeningocoele.


METHODS
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


METHODS
A case of progressive sacral swelling in a paraplegic man who sustained spinal cord injury 14 years ago is presented. Although his clinical features were suggestive of pseudomeningocoele, we were unable to confirm the diagnosis preoperatively.


CONCLUSIONS
Traumatic spinal pseudomeningocoele is very rare. Even with the available modern diagnostic imaging techniques, it is still difficult to diagnose a spinal pseudomeningocoele.
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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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D004677:Encephalocele / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D046649:Hematoma, Subdural, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology