Hydrocephalus after foramen magnum decompression for Chiari I malformation successfully treated with the aspiration of pseudomeningocele: a case report

BACKGROUND: Pseudomeningocele or cerebrospinal fluid leakage is one of the most common complications of foramen magnum decompression with duraplasty for Chiari I malformation. Usually, cerebrospinal fluid leakage is treated with lumbar drainage and/or secondary suture. However, if hydrocephalus occu...

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Published in:J Med Case Rep
Main Authors: Kobayashi, Takashi, Miyakoshi, Naohisa, Abe, Toshiki, Kikuchi, Kazuma, Abe, Eiji, Shimada, Yoichi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6683535/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31383038
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2191-8
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