Paraparesis due to pressure erosion of the thoracic spine by an aortic aneurysm: Remission of symptoms following resection of the aneurysm and vertebral reconstruction

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-308

  Forutan, Hengameh ^a   Herdmann, J ^b   Huber, R ^b   Saleh, A ^b   Steiger, H J ^b   Sandmann, W ^b   Al Moutaery, Khalaf ^c   Dons, K ^c   Brotchi, Jaques ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Corpectomy; Paraparesis; Thoraco abdominal aortic aneurysm; Vertebral arrosion; Vertebral compression

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORACIC SPINE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS; PARAPARESIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 1842479834     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0210-3     Document Type: Article

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