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(a) Sagittal and (b) axial MRI T2-weighted images showing a large hematoma with severe compression of the thecal sac and spinal nerves. (c) Axial CT scan showing the decompression and a large hypodense collection
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Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the lumbar spine was done and showed a large, heterogeneous, multiloculated collection concerning for hematoma extending from the laminectomy defect to the overlying subcutaneous fat and dissecting out laterally to his flanks with significant epidural compression [Figure 1].