Pseudomeningocele formation following chiari decompression: 19-year retrospective review of predisposing and prognostic factors
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Pseudomeningocele formation following chiari decompression: 19-year retrospective review of predisposing and prognostic factors
BACKGROUND Pseudomeningocele is a known operative complication of Chiari decompression with significant morbidity. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 150 consecutive patients from November 1991 to June 2011 was conducted. Symptomatic pseudomeningocele was defined clinically; to meet definition it must have required operative intervention. Variables evaluated included sex, age, use of graft, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.156632