Abstract:BACKGROUND
The late presentation of dural tears (LPDT) has a low incidence rate and hidden symptoms and is easily ignored in clinical practice. If the disease is not treated in time, a series of complications may occur, including low intracranial pressure headache, infection, pseudodural cyst formation, and sinus formation. Here, we describe two cases of LPDT.
CASE SUMMARY
Two patients had sudden fever 1 wk after lumbar surgery. Physical examination showed obvious tende… Show more
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