Postoperative Spinal Subdural Extra-arachnoid Hygroma Because of Trauma: Resolution with Lumbar Puncture: A Case Report.
JBJS Case Connect
; 13(4)2023 Oct 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38048405
ABSTRACT
CASE A 73-year-old woman, after spinal surgery, presented with symptomatic spinal subdural extra-arachnoid hygroma (SSEH) because of a fall on the third postoperative day. The hygroma was diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Lumbar puncture was performed under local anesthesia, after which the leg pain disappeared immediately. MRI obtained immediately after puncture and 1 week later confirmed disappearance of the hygroma. CONCLUSION:
Although dural transection is mentioned in most of the reports on treatment of symptomatic postoperative SSEH, we were able to treat this entity by epidural puncture. In the absence of paraplegia or cystorectal disturbance, puncture can be an effective and minimally invasive treatment option.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Subdural Effusion
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Lymphangioma, Cystic
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
JBJS Case Connect
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan