Postoperative discal pseudocyst: A case report and literature review

•Postoperative disc pseudocyst is a rare event.•Clinical presentation is a radiculopathy.•Time of onset is variable.•Diagnosis by lumbar MRI.•Management is undertaken on a case-by-case basis. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient with a history of recent surgery for a herniated lumbar d...

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Published inInterdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management Vol. 31; p. 101696
Main Authors Lutèce Ontsi Obame, Fresnel, El Kacemi, Inas, Diakité, Yero, Chérif El Asri, Abad, Gazzaz, Miloudi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.03.2023
Elsevier
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Clinical case
Complication
Discectomy
Postoperative discal pseudocyst
Complication
Clinical case
Discectomy
Postoperative discal pseudocyst
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Summary:•Postoperative disc pseudocyst is a rare event.•Clinical presentation is a radiculopathy.•Time of onset is variable.•Diagnosis by lumbar MRI.•Management is undertaken on a case-by-case basis. We report the case of a 43-year-old female patient with a history of recent surgery for a herniated lumbar disc L4-L5, whose postoperative course was straightforward; readmitted for radiculopathy of similar course and intensity to the initial symptomatology. A lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed on the 9 th day of surgery revealed a cystic formation at the site of the discectomy, suggesting a postoperative discal pseudocyst (PDP). The treatment was surgical, with a favorable outcome. Any surgeon should think about it when faced with persistent radiculopathy after surgical treatment of a lumbar disc herniation.
ISSN:2214-7519
2214-7519
DOI:10.1016/j.inat.2022.101696