TY - JOUR
T1 - Pleural Dural Fistula After Anterior Excision of Thoracic Disc Hernia
T2 - Suggested Repair Procedure
AU - Ohana, Nissim
AU - Benharroch, Daniel
AU - Sheinis, Dimitri
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - A young woman displayed a dural tear during thoracic spine surgery. The corpectomy was by anterior approach, after thoracotomy. The dural defect was plastered by a fatty flap and a pleural layer. One month later, she exhibited a right pleural effusion. No consensual intervention is available for this complication. This dural fistula was sealed by a triple patch comprising a flap of intercostal muscles. The incidence of dural leaks following an anterior thoracic spinal surgery is infrequent but not rare. A long delay from the index surgery is unusual. Three years after the repair, the patient is free from complaints.
AB - A young woman displayed a dural tear during thoracic spine surgery. The corpectomy was by anterior approach, after thoracotomy. The dural defect was plastered by a fatty flap and a pleural layer. One month later, she exhibited a right pleural effusion. No consensual intervention is available for this complication. This dural fistula was sealed by a triple patch comprising a flap of intercostal muscles. The incidence of dural leaks following an anterior thoracic spinal surgery is infrequent but not rare. A long delay from the index surgery is unusual. Three years after the repair, the patient is free from complaints.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.065
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.065
M3 - Article
C2 - 30266610
AN - SCOPUS:85056316354
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 107
SP - e191-e193
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -