Clinical Experience of Pain Management for Postlaminectomy Syndrome due to Pseudomeningocele: A case report / 대한통증학회지
The Korean Journal of Pain
;
: 249-252, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-17815
ABSTRACT
Postlaminectomy syndrome is characterized by persistent low back pain and radiculopathy of the legs after surgery of the spine. Pseudomeningocele is an uncommon cause of postlaminectomy syndrome; it is characterized by an extradural collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) without dural covering, resulting from unrecognized dural tears at the time of lumbar surgery. In most cases, surgery to repair a pseudomeningocele is recommended. However if surgical treatment does not yield symptomatic relief, then conservative treatment should be considered. We treated a patient with a pseudomeningocele after spine surgery in which selective transforaminal epidural block produced long-term relief of symptoms. Here we describe the management of this patient.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Radiculopathy
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Spine
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Low Back Pain
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Pain Management
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Leg
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Pain
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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