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Late vascular complication with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
1Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester.
Spine
|June 1, 1994
Abstract
Study Design:
The authors report a patient with delayed inferior thyroid artery pseudoaneurysm after uneventful anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Methods:
The Smith-Robinson approach to the anterior cervical spine is a commonly used and relatively safe surgical approach for cervical disc disease.
Results:
This case is unusual in two respects: 1) the vascular complication occurred 9 days postoperatively; and 2) the inferior thyroid artery was embolized without the need for immediate exploration and surgical ligation.
Conclusion:
The patient was successfully managed with therapeutic embolization.