Pneumocephalus secondary to a spinal surgery: A literature review and a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We report a case of pneumocephalus, which is identified as the presence of air in the cranial cavity and is a rare complication after spinal surgeries, in addition to a literature review of similarly reported cases.

Case presentation

The patient is a 63-year-old male who developed pneumocephalus after undergoing a minimally invasive left side decompression at L3-L4 with left L4 foraminotomy even though there were no signs of dural tears or Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) leaks. After the diagnosis of pneumocephalus using brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), the patient was treated conservatively and was discharged after 3 weeks without developing further complications.

Discussion

Pneumocephalus is defined as an abnormal accumulation of air within the cranial

SUBMITTER: Abu-Hamdiyah OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8414181 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature