14 January 2026
: Case report 
Early Epidural Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report of Postoperative Intracranial Hypotension
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons
Bartosz Limanówka
ABCDEF 1*, Leszek Sagan DG 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950550
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950550
Figure 1 Early postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrating epidural cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection. T2-weighted MRI of the cervical spine obtained on postoperative day 4 shows an expanding ventral epidural CSF collection in the cervical spinal canal, with a smaller dorsal collection extending into the upper thoracic canal (indicated by arrows).