Headaches are a common complaint after accidental durotomy during epidural injections and spinal surgery. |
Incidental durotomy and pseudomeningocele formation occur with an incidence depending on the extent of surgery. |
There is no standardized technique suggested for durotomy and expansile duraplasty till date. |
They also reported no incidents of nerve root injury nor accidental durotomy. |
A small dural and arachnoidal incision was made and a 2 to 3 mm segment of polyethylene tubing connected to a micropipette was inserted caudally through the durotomy. |