Early Epidural Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report of Postoperative Intracranial Hypotension

Bartosz Limanówka; Leszek Sagan

doi:10.12659/AJCR.950550

14 January 2026 : Case report Poland

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

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950550

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950550

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Figure 2 Resolution of the epidural cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after lumbar drainage (LD). Follow-up T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging performed on postoperative day 8 after placement of LD demonstrates near-complete resolution of the previously observed epidural CSF collection (arrow).

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Early Epidural Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report of Postoperative Intracranial Hypotension

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