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2019


Spinal Cord Ser Cases


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A rare case of concomitant pneumocephalus and pneumorachis after lumbar spine surgery with late presenting dural leak.

Authors

Gupta M, Kumar Varma K K, Singh Chhabra H
Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2019; 5:86.
PMID: 31700684.

Abstract

We report a case of pneumocephalus and pneumorachis i.e., air in the cranial cavity and the spinal canal, which are rarely associated with a primary spinal cause. Their concomitant occurrence and association with a late presenting dural leak are also uncommon.