Ossified pseudomeningocoele following laminectomy: Case reports and review of the literature

Ishaque, Mariam; Crockard, H A; Stevens, John

doi:10.1007/bf01834074

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“…The risk for the development of a pseudomeningocele after lumbar laminectomy is 0.7 -2 % [4] . Only seven cases with ossifi ed or calcifi ed pseudomeningoceles located at the lumbar spine have been reported, with an onset of symptoms ranging from one month [6] to 23 years [18] . It is not clear which circumstances lead to wall ossifi cation.…”

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Completely Ossifiying Pseudomeningocele, a Rare Complication after Spinal Surgery

Youssef¹,

Marković²,

López³

et al. 2009

Cen Eur Neurosurg

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“…A post-laminectomy pseudomeningocele is a fl uid-fi lled space with a fi brous capsule connected to the thecal canal at the surgical site [6] . Ossifi ed extradural pseudomeningoceles are exceedingly rare with only seven cases reported to date [18] .…”

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Completely Ossifiying Pseudomeningocele, a Rare Complication after Spinal Surgery

Youssef¹,

Marković²,

López³

et al. 2009

Cen Eur Neurosurg

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“…16 The resolution of pseudomeningocoele has been reported after repeated aspirations or with the use of fibrin patches. 6 However, most of the authors are of the opinion that symptomatic pseudomeningocoeles should be treated by surgical repair.…”

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Spontaneous resolution of lumbar pseudomeningocoele

2003

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Study design: A case report of spontaneous resolution of a lumbar postdiscectomy pseudomeningocoele. Objectives: To suggest the role of nonoperative treatment even in symptomatic pseudomeningocoeles. Setting: Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, UK. Case report: A 65-year-old lady underwent L4/L5 discectomy for lumbar disc prolapse in 1998. As the patient did not have relief of symptoms, an MRI was taken at 1 month following the operation, which showed a residual disc at L4/L5 and a pseudomeningocoele communicating with the subarachnoid space. The patient could not undergo further treatment because of the untimely demise of the surgeon. Over the next 3 months, the symptoms began to improve and the patient was totally asymptomatic and remained so for 3 years. In 2001, she was seen for a recurring leg pain and back pain and an MRI was done, which showed complete disappearance of the pseudomeningocoele but with recurrent disc lesion. Conclusion: Although the current medical literature favours re-exploration and repair of the dural defect in symptomatic pseudomeningocoele, the authors are of the opinion that conservative treatment may have a role in the treatment of the above condition as illustrated by the above example.

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“…In addition, surgicel and tissue glue has been used. One of the cases reported also added a lumbar CSF drain for 5 days after the removal of the pseudomeningocele and closure of the dural defect [7].…”

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“…The first article on the subject was published in 1963 [13]. We found 17 cases described to date by means of a comprehensive computer-based literature search in the PubMed database using the varied nomenclature for calcified pseudomeningoceles as well as reviewing the reference lists of relevant articles [1,3,[5][6][7][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Four of these cases are not reviewed in this article, two of which are in the cervical region, one of which is in Japanese language and one case only known through oral presentation.…”

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Calcified pseudomeningocele of the lumbar spine: a review

et al. 2012

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Purpose In this article, we review the English literature of calcified pseudomeningoceles in the lumbar region. Methods A systematic review using the Medline Database using the varied nomenclature for pseudomeningoceles, as well as reviewing the reference lists of relevant article found. Results We discuss the different pathological theories on formation of a pseudomeningocele, the formation of a calcified wall and the optimal management for this entity. To date, 17 cases have been described, of which 13 are reviewed here. Calcification of pseudomeningocele is a rare entity and in the lumbar spine this occurs postsurgically. The only predisposing factor is prior surgery to the lumbar spine. Computer tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MRI myelography in combination are the preoperative investigations of choice. The radiological work-up can be preoperatively diagnostic and is important in the surgical planning. Conclusions The treatment is surgicel removal and the decision to treat is based on patient symptoms and correlating these with imaging. There is an average reported follow-up of 1.7 years postoperatively for these patients and the reported outcome after surgery is good.

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Ossified pseudomeningocoele following laminectomy: Case reports and review of the literature

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Completely Ossifiying Pseudomeningocele, a Rare Complication after Spinal Surgery

Completely Ossifiying Pseudomeningocele, a Rare Complication after Spinal Surgery

Spontaneous resolution of lumbar pseudomeningocoele

Calcified pseudomeningocele of the lumbar spine: a review

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