Anterior spinal artery syndrome after thoracic surgery

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 819-820

  Tuncel, Gonca ^a   Özalp, Gülçin ^a   Canoler, Özgür ^a   Çakmak, Hüseyin ^a   Ergeneci, Altan ^a   Kadiogullari, Nihal ^a  

^a ANKARA ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Paraplegia; Spinal cord infarction; Thoracic epidural analgesia; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; THORACOTOMY;

AGED; ANTERIOR SPINAL ARTERY SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 33646836334     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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