Abstract
Incarcerated spinal cord: A preventable surgical debacle
Highlights
Dear Editor, Herniation followed by incarceration of spinal cord has increasingly been reported in the postmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) era with various causes such as idiopathic, iatrogenic, traumatic, congenital, and inflammatory.[1]
We describe a rare case of posteriorly incarcerated spinal cord following a failed attempt at removing an intradural extramedullary (IDEM) lesion at D11 level
A 27‐year‐old male patient presented at a private clinic with back pain and mild spastic paraparesis. His MRI showed an anteriorly placed IDEM lesion at D11 level [Figure 1a and b]. He underwent D11 level laminectomy but due to excessive bleeding surgery was abandoned and dura was left open with layers of oxidized cellulose (Surgicel®)
Summary
Dear Editor, Herniation followed by incarceration of spinal cord has increasingly been reported in the postmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) era with various causes such as idiopathic, iatrogenic, traumatic, congenital, and inflammatory.[1]. E‐mail: Sameer Futane ‐ sfutane@gmail.com; *Pravin Salunke ‐ drpravin_salunke@yahoo.co.uk *Corresponding author Available FREE in open access from: http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/text.asp?2013/4/1/108/117042
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