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Anesth Analg 2008; 107:226-228
© 2008 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181770a45
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NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY

Pseudomeningocele: An Unusual Cause of Intraoperative Tracheal Compression and Expiratory Obstruction

Randal S. Blank, MD, PhD, Christine S. Waldrop, MD, and Philip J. Balestrieri, MD

From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Address correspondence to Randal S. Blank, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0710. Address e-mail to rsb8p{at}virginia.edu.

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid leak resulting from spine surgery has been associated with postoperative upper airway obstruction and the need for emergent airway management. We report a case of a known pseudomeningocele resulting in acute intraoperative compression of the intrathoracic trachea and an unexpected variable expiratory obstruction.






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