Vascular injury in thoracolumbar spinal surgeries and role of angiography in early diagnosis and management

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 418-424

  Kim, Hak Sun ^a   Chong, Hyon Su ^a   Nanda, Ankur ^a   Park, Jin Oh ^a   Moon, Seong Hwan ^a   Lee, Hwan Mo ^a   Kim, Ho Joong ^a   Park, Chun Kun ^b   Park, Ye Soo ^c   Lee, Suk Ha ^d   Moon, Eun Su ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

angiography; thoracolumbar spinal surgery; vascular injury; vascular interventional radiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; ILIAC VEIN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; KYPHOSIS; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PEDICLE SCREW; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VEIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 77955434374     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181b63f33     Document Type: Article

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