CT Identification of postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1983 Jun;140(6):1203-6
Date
06/01/1983Pubmed ID
6602493DOI
10.2214/ajr.140.6.1203Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0020638965 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 49 CitationsAbstract
A postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele is a spherical, fluid-filled space with fibrous capsule lying dorsal to the thecal canal in the laminectomy opening that occasionally develops after surgery. Eight cases were found in 400 symptomatic postlaminectomy patients undergoing computed tomographic examination. The contents are of cerebrospinal fluid density and may or may not have demonstrable communication with the subarachnoid space. Whether they are the cause of symptoms is conjectural; none of these eight patients had surgical removal.
Author List
Teplick JG, Peyster RG, Teplick SK, Goodman LR, Haskin MEMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Humans
Laminectomy
Meningocele
Middle Aged
Myelography
Postoperative Complications
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed