Postoperative spinal epidural hematoma resulting in cauda equina syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Kaner, Tuncay ^a   Sasani, Mehdi ^b   Oktenoglu, Tunç ^b   Cirak, Bayram ^c   Ozer, Ali Fahir ^b  

^a Pendik State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 77953418671     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8584     Document Type: Article

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