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Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Surgery
Published on: August 17, 2022
[Rare complication of decompression laminectomy in a patient with cervical intramedullary tumor]
Abstract:
The authors describe a 28-year-old patient with cervical intraspinal tumour in whom permanent apnoea developed after decompression laminectomy and plastic operation of the dura. The patient was artificially ventilated and received intensive therapy but died 2 months after the operation for septic complications.

