Intraspinal air: An unusual finding of cervical epidural abscess

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-288

  Fujisawa, H ^a   Hasegawa, M ^a   Tsukada, T ^a   Kita, D ^a   Tachibana, O ^a   Yamashita, J ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Intraspinal air

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINE SURGERY;

ABSCESS; AIR; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DRAINAGE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; SPINAL DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031923642     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050097     Document Type: Article

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