{"id":"327a3125-6ead-4c9d-b34d-1a1aa5ebd4e4","slug":"surgical-management-of-an-ossified-giant-lumbar-pseudomeningocele-a-case-report","title":"Surgical management of an ossified giant lumbar pseudomeningocele: A case report","authors":["William Trent Richardson","Lokeshwar Sai Santosh Bhenderu","Jose M. Soto","David Garrett"],"abstract":"Background: Pseudomeningoceles (PMs) are infrequent complications of spine surgery resulting from incidental durotomy and subsequent extravasation of cerebrospinal fluid. Giant PMs (GPMs), defined as ≥8 cm in major diameter, are rarely reported in the literature and present a challenge due to a lack of clear guidelines for surgical management. Case Description: Here, the authors discuss the successful surgical management of a 25.3 cm lumbar GPM that became calcified 3 years following an initial T10-S2 laminectomy with instrumented fusion performed at an outside-hospital. Conclusion: This report focuses on the successful 3-year delayed surgical intervention for the management of an ossified GPM.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/327a3125-6ead-4c9d-b34d-1a1aa5ebd4e4/featured/hero-1781560181240.png","publishDate":"2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_475_2023","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/327a3125-6ead-4c9d-b34d-1a1aa5ebd4e4/pdf"}