MRI of marked dural sac compression by Surgicel in the immediately postoperative period after uncomplicated lumbar laminectomy

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 969-975

  Awwad, Eric E ^a   Smith, Kenneth R ^a  

^a S LOUIS UNIV HLTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laminectomy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spine; Surgery, complications

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY;

ADVERSE EFFECT; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINES; MASS EFFECTS; SPINAL CANALS; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPINE; SURGERY, COMPLICATION; TUBE COMPRESSION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0032725172     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199911000-00029     Document Type: Article

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