Giant lumbar pseudomeningocele after revision lumbar laminectomy: a case report and review of the literature

Incidental durotomy is a relatively common complication of spine surgery. Prevalence ranges from 3 to 5% in primary and 7 to 17% in revision procedures. Despite this relatively common occurrence the subsequent development of pseudomeningoceles following lumbar spine surgery is reported to be between 0.07 and 2%. Giant pseudomeningoceles (GP) are rare and therefore we report our experience with a case