title: Spinal subdural hematoma following meningioma removal operation.
abstract: Although blood contamination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after an intracranial operation can occur, the development of a symptomatic spinal hematoma after craniotomy has been anecdotally reported and it is uncommon reported after a supratentorial meningioma removal operation. We report a case of spinal subdural hematoma following a supratentorial meningioma removal operation and discuss the mechanism of spinal subdural hematoma (SSDH) development. A 54-year-old woman presented with lumbago and radicular pain on both legs 4 days after a right parietooccipital craniotomy for meningioma removal. Only the straight leg raising sign was positive on neurologic examination but the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a lumbosacral spinal subdural hematoma. The patient received serial lumbar tapping, after which her symptoms showed improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo Sub
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Keun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Joon Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
keywords: Lumbar tapping; Meningioma; Spinal subdural hematoma