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- Bacterial meningitis is a rare but serious risk associated with spinal surgery, particularly following open procedures that can expose cerebrospinal fluid.
- Documented cases have mostly stemmed from these open surgeries, whereas none have been reported from endoscopic techniques until now.
- The text presents a unique case where a patient developed bacterial meningitis after an endoscopic procedure for lumbar disc herniation, which necessitated multiple surgeries for resolution.
Article Abstract
An uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of spinal surgery is bacterial meningitis, To the best of our knowledge, all of the documented cases have developed following open procedures, likely due to the increased potential for cerebrospinal fluid exposure and dural injury associated with these approaches, and notably, none of these documented cases were due to an endoscopic surgical approach. The low prevalence of this condition explains the reasonable but unfortunate lack of information about its natural history and associated complications in the medical literature. We present a case of a patient who experienced bacterial meningitis following endoscopic surgical intervention for lumbar disc herniation. This complex case required multiple surgical procedures to achieve a complete resolution.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11461947 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2024.09.003 | DOI Listing |
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