Extensive spinal cord oedema and early syrinx formation due to tension pseudomeningocele after foramen magnum decompression.
Pseudomeningoceles can cause syringomyelia. However, this is the first case report to show an unusually acute complication of a post-operative pseudomeningocele: spinal cord oedema and early syrinx, treated favourably with an early surgical intervention.
Nurboja
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Department of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.
Choi
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005539:Foramen Magnum; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology*