Spinal Cord Infarction following Abdominal Surgery and Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia

Spinal Cord Infarction following Abdominal Surgery and Postoperative Epidural Analgaesia

Blog Article

schemic gem freemax tank infarction is a rare cause of acute myelopathy.We report the case of a young woman admitted to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, who developed extensive spinal cord infarction in the setting of surgical evacuation and 5x4x3 box packing of liver haematoma and post-operative epidural analgesia.She had no vascular risk factors for stroke.The vascular mechanism underlying ischemic myelopathy and the relationship to abdominal surgery and epidural analgesia are discussed.