Spinal Cord Stimulator Paddle Lead Surgery Complicated by Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak and Fistula Formation.
Cureus 2020;
12:e7619. [PMID:
32399352 PMCID:
PMC7213667 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.7619]
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Abstract
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) paddle leads placed via laminectomy procedures have become common as more data accumulates with regards to their clinical efficacy. In this paper, we describe a case of a 72-year-old male patient with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) who underwent a thoracic laminectomy for permanent paddle lead placement. He went on to develop a complication that resulted in a large cerebrospinal fluid leak with a cerebrospinal fluid fistula formation.
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