Brain Herniation Secondary to Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Following Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Brain Herniation Secondary to Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Following Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery Via leak of cerebrospinal fluid Cureus. 2021 Dec 8;13(12):e20266. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20266. eCollection 2021 Dec. ABSTRACT Lumbar spine surgery can be complicated by perioperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. However, development of brain herniation secondary to CSF leak following lumbar spine surgery has not been previously reported in the current literature. This case report describes a 48-year-old woman who, after a revision lumbar decompression and fusion, experienced CSF leak followed by development of brain herniation, which resulted in patient demise. The postoperative period was complicated by patient nonadherence to conservative management of CSF leak. PMID:35004068 | PMC:PMC8735843 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.20266 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.