Thrombosis of left common iliac artery following anterior lumbar interbody fusion: Case report and review of literatures

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 249-252

  Kim, Jin Sung ^a   Choi, Kyung Chul ^b   Jung, Byungjoo ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Uijeongbu Emergency Medical Information Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Common iliac artery; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY POSTURE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PULSE OXIMETRY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; THROMBECTOMY; TOE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 67649839826     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.4.249     Document Type: Article

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