Postoperative paraplegia secondary to the use of oxidized cellulose (Surgicel)

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Henry, Marion C W ^a   Tashjian, David B ^a   Kasowski, Hahnah ^a   Duncan, Charles ^a   Moss, R Lawrence ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroblastoma; Oxidized cellulose; Paraplegia; Posterior mediastinal mass; Spinal cord compression; Surgicel; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 17044387718     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.01.032     Document Type: Article

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