An Unusual Cervical Post-Traumatic Pseudomeningocele - A Case Report -

Seong Rok Han; Seung Jun Lee; Gi Taek Yee; Chan Young Choi; Moon Jun Sohn; Chae Heuck Lee

doi:10.13004/jknts.2009.5.2.115

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Han, Lee, Yee, Choi, Sohn, and Lee: An Unusual Cervical Post-Traumatic Pseudomeningocele - A Case Report -

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Journal of Korean Neurotraumatology Society 2009; 5(2): 115-117.

Published online: 31 December 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13004/jknts.2009.5.2.115

An Unusual Cervical Post-Traumatic Pseudomeningocele - A Case Report -

Seong Rok Han, MD, Seung Jun Lee, MD, Gi Taek Yee, MD, Chan Young Choi, MD, Moon Jun Sohn, MD, Chae Heuck Lee, MD

Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Seong Rok Han, MD. Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 2240 Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang 411-706, Korea. Tel: +82-31-910-7623, Fax: +82-31-915-0885, hsrkmj@paik.ac.kr

Received 27 July 2009 Revised 30 July 2009 Accepted 25 September 2009

Abstract

Pseudomeningoceles are formed by extravasation of cerebrospinal fluid through a dural defect into soft tissue. Most pseudomeningoceles are iatrogenic and occur in the posterior lumbar region following surgery. But, post-traumatic pseudomeningocele rarely occurs in the head and neck. We present a case of post-traumatic an unusual cervical pseudomenigocele and review the related literatures.

Keywords: Cervical, Pseudomenigocele, Trauma

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FIGURE 1

Cervical enhanced CT scans (A: axial, B: coronal, C: sagittal) showed a massive fluid collection in the right anterior cervical region, which revealed a huge-sized pseudomeningocele arising from the right C6-7 intervertebral foramen (arrow).

FIGURE 2

Follow-up cervical CT scan showed resolution of the pseudomeningocele.

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