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Surgical Neurology

Volume 38, Issue 1, July 1992, Pages 46-49
Surgical Neurology

Occult spinal pseudomeningocele following a trivial injury successfully treated with a lumboperitoneal shunt: A case report

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Abstract

A patient with a traumatic occult spinal pseudomeningocele is presented. The possible etiology and the use of a lumboperitoneal shunt in this situation are discussed.

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