Symptomatic epidural gas after open diskectomy: CT and MR imaging findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 998-999

  Ilica, A T ^a   Kocaoglu, Murat ^a   Bulakbasi, N ^a   Kahraman, S ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL GAS; EPIDURAL SPACE; GAS EMBOLISM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADICULOPATHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; GAS;

ADULT; DISKECTOMY; EPIDURAL SPACE; GASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750583943     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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