An analysis of general surgery-related complications in a series of 412 minilaparotomic anterior lumbosacral procedures: Clinical articl e

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-65

  Kang, Byung Uk ^a   Choi, Won Chul ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a   Sang, Hyeop Jeon ^a   Jong, Dae Park ^a   Dae, Hyeon Maeng ^a   Choi, Young Geun ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complication; Minilaparotomic anterior lumbar surgery; Sympathetic injury; Vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LACERATION; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD VESSEL; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENERAL SURGERY; INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SACRUM; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD VESSELS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SACRUM; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 61549093138     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.10.SPI08215     Document Type: Article

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