Intradural herniation of a thoracic disc causing paraplegia coincident with epidural anesthesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 922-923

  Matsuura, John A ^b   Makhoul, Raymond G ^a   Posner, Marc P ^b   Smith, Jacqueline ^b   Litwack, Robert S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SPINE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0030934952     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199704000-00041     Document Type: Article

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