Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi 1998 , Vol 8 , Num 1
AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF LUMBAR DISC SURGERY: PSEUDOMENINGOCELE
Ali İhsan ÖKTEN1, Rüçhan ERGÜN2, Gökhan AKDEMİR2
1Gaziantep Devlet Hastanesi Nöroşirürji Kliniği, Gaziantep
2Ankara Numune Hastanesi Nöroşirürji Kliniği, Ankara Pseudomeningocele is an unusal complication of spinal surgery, and one of the most important causes of failed back surgery. The ideal treatment of this condition is primary repair of the dural defect. In this article, a case of pseudomeningocele formation following recurrent lumbar disc surgery, diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and treated surgically is reported. Anahtar Kelimeler : Complication, lumbar disc surgery, pseudomeningocele