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Symptomatic intraspinal air entrapment.

K Uemura1, R Behr, K Roosen

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.

British Journal of Neurosurgery
|July 13, 2000
PubMed
Summary

A rare complication of spinal surgery, intraspinal air, can cause serious spinal cord compression. This condition, leading to progressive lower limb weakness, requires prompt recognition and management after procedures altering intrathecal pressure.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Spinal surgery, including lipoma removal, carries risks.
  • Alterations in intrathecal pressure can predispose patients to complications.