CT Identification of postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele
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CT Identification of postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele.
A postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele is a spherical, fluid-filled space with fibrous capsule lying dorsal to the thecal canal in the laminectomy opening that occasionally develops after surgery. Eight cases were found in 400 symptomatic postlaminectomy patients undergoing computed tomographic examination. The contents are of cerebrospinal fluid density and may or may not have demonstrable commun...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.140.6.1203