Acute neurological deficit caused by thoracic pseudomeningocele after spinal surgery

• Main Authors: Choong Hoon Foo, Beatrix Yung Siang Hii, Chung Chek Wong, Khin Maung Ohn
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
• Subjects: RD701-811 Orthopedic surgery
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30887/1/Acute%20neurological%20deficit%20caused%20by%20thoracic%20pseudomeningocele%20after%20spinal%20surgery-ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30887/2/Acute%20neurological%20deficit%20caused%20by%20thoracic%20pseudomeningocele%20after%20spinal%20surgery.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30887/; https://casereports.bmj.com/content/bmjcr/14/7/e243788.full.pdf?casa_token=YAX_a5xDK6kAAAAA:tDf0EzeCo9-0ak0R_etydE1J8QwISaAesKRYxotLHC3kuInHB-tMOr8j32zhpwbGGGdXlnyniLnc; http://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021- 243788
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Postoperative pseudomeningocele usually has a benign course. We report a rare presentation of postoperative acute neurological deficit caused by compressive thoracic pseudomeningocele. This patient had posterior spinal fusion and decompression surgery for thoracic ossification of posterior longitudi...