title: [Pseudomeningocele with spinal cord compression following removal of meningioma at the Th3-Th4 level: a case report].
abstract: Pseudomeningocele is an abnormal extradural collection of the cerebrospinal fluid in soft tissues, communicating with the arachnoid space through a dural defect. Postoperative pseudomenigocele of the thoracic spine presenting with myelopathy is a rare phenomenon; we found only two such cases in the literature. A clinical case of a female patient operated on for meningioma at the Th3-Th4 level with postoperative pseudomenigocele and spinal cord compression is presented.
authors.affiliation: North-Western State Medical University n.a. I.I. Mechnikov; City Hospital 2, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: Yu A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Shulev
authors.affiliation: City Hospital 2, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Trashin
authors.affiliation: North-Western State Medical University n.a. I.I. Mechnikov; City Hospital 2, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Grigor'ev
authors.affiliation: City Hospital 2, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Pechiborshch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D016896:Treatment Outcome