Symptomatic Pneumocephalus after Lumbar Disc Surgery: a Case Report.
Symptomatic pneumocephalus is frequently seen after traumatic fracture of the skull base bone. However, it has rarely been reported after spinal surgery and its mechanism has not been fully explained. In this paper, we present a 30 year old male patient who had lumbar discectomy due to a symptomatic midline lumbar disc herniation. He had developed symptomatic pneumocephalus after the lumbar disc surgery associated with application of a vacuum suction device. We present and discuss our patient in the light of the literatures.
Adnan Menderes University, Medical Faculty, Neurosurgery, Aytepe Campus, Aydin 09100, Turkey.
Zahir
Z
Kizilay
Adnan Menderes University, Medical Faculty, Neurosurgery, Aytepe Campus, Aydin 09100, Turkey.
Ali
A
Yilmaz
Süleyman Demirel University, Neurosurgery, 32260 Isparta, Turkey.
Ozgur
O
Ismailoglu
Cerebrospinal fluid leakage; Dura tear; Lumbar disc surgery; Pneumocephalus; Vaccum suction device