title: Spinal intradural hematoma and permanent paraparesis after a lumboperitoneal shunt operation: an unusual complication.
abstract: Pseudotumor cerebri is a condition of increased intracranial pressure in the absence of clinical, laboratory or radiological pathology. Spinal intradural hematoma formation after lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) implantation is very rare, but it can cause sudden and serious deterioration. In this report, we present a patient who developed an intradural hematoma following LPS operation. A 27-year-old male patient suffering from headaches and progressive vision loss was diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri. He underwent LPS operation in January 2009. Four hours after the operation, he developed urinary and fecal incontinence with paraparesis (1/5). Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging identified an intradural hematoma at the level of L2-L3, and he was reoperated. The intradural hematoma was removed. Physical therapy was started because of paraparesis. Two months later, the patient's muscle strength had increased to 3/5. Surgeons must remember that, LPS implantation can cause a spinal intradural hematoma in a small percentage of patients, with catastrophic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Ismail Karakuyu Simav State Hospital, Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Basaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Efendioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sorgun State Hospital, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih Han
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Bolukbasi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nejat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuncay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaner
keywords: Cauda equina syndrome; Intradural hematoma; Lumboperitoneal shunt; Paraparesis; Pseudotumor cerebri