Arachnoiditis ossificans, isthmic spondylolisthesis and pseudomeningocele. A rare clinical scenario

Autor: Emanuele Quarto, Carlo Formica, Lamberto Felli, Maddalena Lontaro Baracchini, Lorenzo Mosconi, Matteo Formica, Andrea Zanirato
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Lo Scalpello - Otodi Educational. 34:190-194
ISSN: 1970-6812
DOI: 10.36149/0390-5276-171
Popis: The combination of arachnoiditis ossificans, isthmic spondylolisthesis and calcific pseudomeningocele is an extremely unusual condition. In the current literature, there is no previous report of this intricate clinical scenario, and therefore there are no clear indications on the best treatment. In the reported surgical case, the excision of calcific pseudomeningocele, L4 bilateral laminectomy and foraminotomy and posterolateral fusion were performed. L4L5 interbody fusion was aborted for impossibility of neural elements mobilization and a consequent intraoperative dural tear. The aims of the adopted surgical procedure are the decompression of neural elements and the stability due to bone fusion.
Databáze: OpenAIRE