Management of an extensive spinal epidural abscess from C-1 to the sacrum

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Management of an extensive spinal epidural abscess from C-1 to the sacrum
المؤلفون: Tahir, Muhammad Zubair, Ul Hassan, Rameez, Enam, S. Ather
المصدر: Section of Neurosurgery
بيانات النشر: eCommons@AKU
سنة النشر: 2010
المجموعة: The Aga Khan University: eCommons@AKU
مصطلحات موضوعية: Spinal epidural, C-1, Sacrum, Abscess, Women, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Surgery
الوصف: The authors report a rare case of extensive spinal epidural abscess in an immunocompromised young woman. The Patient presented with low-grade fever, back pain, and progressive lower limb weakness. The MR imaging of her whole spine revealed an epidural abscess extending from C-1 to the sacrum. She was treated using a minimally invasive surgical technique and showed excellent recovery. The authors review the current literature along with different modes of surgical treatment available for this unusual clinical entity.
نوع الوثيقة: report
اللغة: unknown
العلاقة: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_neurosurg/25Test
DOI: 10.3171/2010.5.SPINE09545
الإتاحة: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_neurosurg/25Test
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.317D256A
قاعدة البيانات: BASE