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Surgery The procedure was performed in a prone
position. Following position, a sacral
laminectomy, dural sac laminectomy was
exposed. The executed, after exposure of the dural sac, we note that the dura was so thin that it kept tearing continuously.
The dura was finally opened and We proceeded with the dissection intraduraly in order to achieve the greatest possible exposure of the anterior sacral
defect. After complete intradural exposure the anterior sacral defect
was achieved. Once lean out, subsequently we
had control of introduce the
ASM neck, low suction
was introduced into the defect,
and once we were certain that there was no nerve root on it, the suction pressure allowed us to pull up the anterior wall of the pseudomeningocele
was pulled up. Then and then we pursued with the ligation of the
neck was performed. neck. The intradural procedure ended by placing an anterior and posterior dural patch in order to prevent CSF fitula. A lumbar drain was
left in place. placed for similar reasons.
The patient
remained was kept in
flat bed rest for
about 5 days, the lumbar drain remain open for 2
days. days and removed. She was mobilized on day
3 5 and noted to
be have full strength on motor
examination, with no examination. No bowel or bladder
problems. With disturbances were detected. Following further improvement
of the symptomatology, she remained hospitalized for 7 days and was discharged
without any with no complications. A 3 months post surgery MRI (Figure \ref{fig:FIGURE_2}) was made, revealing complete closure of the
anterior sacral meningocele ASM with no compression
of the on pelvic structures.
Although the abdomino-pelvic symptoms disappear, the lumbar pain remained with lower intensity probably caused by the severe scoliosis that the patient had.