title: Pseudomeningocele: an unusual cause of intraoperative tracheal compression and expiratory obstruction.
abstract: Cerebrospinal fluid leak resulting from spine surgery has been associated with postoperative upper airway obstruction and the need for emergent airway management. We report a case of a known pseudomeningocele resulting in acute intraoperative compression of the intrathoracic trachea and an unexpected variable expiratory obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0710, USA. rsb8p@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Randal S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Blank
authors.forename: Christine S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Waldrop
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Balestrieri
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*