Journal of Spine

Postoperative Guillain-Barré Syndrome after Surgery for Lumbar Stenosis

Abstract

Giuseppe Mariniello, Giuseppe Teodonno, Sergio Corvino, Serena Pagano, Lorenzo Ugga and Francesco Maiuri*

The Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an exceptional postoperative complication with only 37 reported cases; 20 occurred after general surgery, 4 after cranial surgery and 13 after spinal surgery. The diagnosis is challenging if the syndrome occurs after spinal and particularly after lumbar surgery.