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Lumbar epidural fibrosis may occur after a lumbar discectomy, replacing normal epidural fat with non-physiologic scar tissue, binding the dura and nerve roots to the surrounding structures, and causing arachnoiditis. Lumbar arachnoiditis occurs in 6%-16% of postoperative surgeries in the lumbar region, usually at the site of the laminectomy into the spinal canal. This case report covers a 35-year-old male patient who underwent a discectomy with resulting arachnoiditis multiple levels cranial of…
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Cureus. 2022 Dec 5;14(12):e32232. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32232. eCollection 2022 Dec.
ABSTRACT
Lumbar epidural fibrosis may occur after a lumbar discectomy, replacing normal epidural fat with non-physiologic scar tissue, binding the dura and nerve roots to the surrounding structures, and causing arachnoiditis. Lumbar arachnoiditis occurs in 6%-16% of postoperative surgeries in the lumbar region, usually at the site of the laminectomy into the spinal canal. This case report covers a 35-year-old male patient who underwent a discectomy with resulting arachnoiditis multiple levels cranial of the site of laminectomy. We illustrate the first reported case of diffuse arachnoiditis causing residual pain after a lumbar discectomy.
PMID:36620794 | PMC:PMC9812685 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.32232
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Arachnoiditis Extending Beyond Operative Site