Zhang Andrew, Song Junho, Czerwein John K
Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA.
Cureus. 2021 Dec 8;13(12):e20266. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20266. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Lumbar spine surgery can be complicated by perioperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. However, development of brain herniation secondary to CSF leak following lumbar spine surgery has not been previously reported in the current literature. This case report describes a 48-year-old woman who, after a revision lumbar decompression and fusion, experienced CSF leak followed by development of brain herniation, which resulted in patient demise. The postoperative period was complicated by patient nonadherence to conservative management of CSF leak.
腰椎手术可能因围手术期脑脊液漏而变得复杂。然而,目前文献中此前尚未报道过腰椎手术后因脑脊液漏继发脑疝的情况。本病例报告描述了一名48岁女性,在腰椎翻修减压融合术后发生脑脊液漏,随后出现脑疝,导致患者死亡。术后患者未坚持脑脊液漏的保守治疗,使病情复杂化。