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Published on: December 7, 2012
Percutaneous access to the anterior spinal canal through a cervical disk
J E Florman1, P L Penar, P T Vieco
1University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Burlington 05405, USA.
Abstract:
We describe a CT-guided percutaneous technique for aspiration of an anterior intraspinal fluid collection through a cervical disk. The approach is identical to that of cervical diskography or percutaneous cervical diskectomy, with intentional placement of the needle tip in the spinal canal. This procedure had no adverse effects and avoided an open operation to exclude spinal cord compression.
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