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Spinal Subdural Empyema Successfully Treated With Conservative Therapy: A Case Report
Hiroki Wakiya1, Daigo Arimura1, Naomu Sawada1
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JPN.
Abstract:
A 51-year-old woman presented to our hospital with septic shock. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a spinal epidural abscess and a spinal subdural empyema (SSE). Surgery in the prone position was considered impossible because of the patient's recent history of cardiac surgery. Therefore, the patient was treated conservatively with antibiotics. Treatment was successful, and the patient was discharged without any neurological complications. Because of its high risk of mortality, subdural empyema is almost always treated by surgery. However, we have encountered a case in which conservative management alone was successful. Magnetic resonance images revealed two areas of dural tear. Patients with multiple tears may be candidates for conservative therapy.
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