Spinal epidural empyema. Analysis of 14 cases;Empiema epidural espinal. Análisis de 14 casos

Neurocirugia

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 543-551

  Gelabert González, Miguel ^a   Gonzalez Garcia J ^a   Fernandez Villa J M ^a   GarciaAllut A ^a   Martinez Rumbo R ^a  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Laminectomy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal epidural abscess; Spinal epidural empyema; Spinal infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL EPIDURAL EMPYEMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; EMPYEMA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 11144295184     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(04)70440-6     Document Type: Article

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