Cerebral Fat Migration After Spine Surgery

A 73-year-old patient with a complex sacral fracture underwent stabilising orthopaedic surgery. Postoperative brain CT showed fat droplets in the subarachnoid space and lateral ventricle. These fat droplets migrated into the cerebrospinal fluid by a tear in the sacral thecal sac. Teaching point: Int...

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Main Authors: Dries Vanhoegaerden, Michiel Herteleer, Philippe Demaerel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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Online Access:https://account.jbsr.be/index.php/up-j-jbsr/article/view/3993
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