Evacuation of a 14-vertebral-level cervico-thoracic epidural abscess and review of surgical options for extensive spinal epidural abscesses

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 483-486

  Payer, M ^a   Walser, H ^b  

^a Spine and Pain Clinic Zürich   (Switzerland)

^b Lung Center Hirslanden   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Spinal infection; Spine

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN FUNCTION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ASPIRATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; FEVER; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR GROWTH;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 39649120301     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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