Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus

Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition in order to have a favorable outcome and appropriate treatment, mainly surgical. We present one of the largest extensions of such abscess in literature, involving the whole spine. No surgical treatment was tempted d...

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Main Authors:	Corneliu Balan, Ovidiu Carp, Corina Iordache
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Academic Publishing 2015-12-01
Series:	Romanian Neurosurgery
Subjects:	pinal epidural abscess
Online Access:	https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/854

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spelling	doaj-97c3316f51974a14ad4354dc5c3d9c0e2020-11-25T00:31:49ZengLondon Academic PublishingRomanian Neurosurgery1220-88412344-49592015-12-01294Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalusCorneliu BalanOvidiu CarpCorina Iordache Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition in order to have a favorable outcome and appropriate treatment, mainly surgical. We present one of the largest extensions of such abscess in literature, involving the whole spine. No surgical treatment was tempted due to the involvement of 19 levels but antibiotics. The evolution of the lesion was complicated with hydrocephalus, by mechanism of cervical block of CSF flow, and needed first external derivation and later ventriculo-peritoneal drainage. https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/854pinal epidural abscess
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title	Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus
title_short	Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus
title_full	Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus
title_fullStr	Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus
title_full_unstemmed	Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus
title_sort	extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus
publisher	London Academic Publishing
series	Romanian Neurosurgery
issn	1220-8841 2344-4959
publishDate	2015-12-01
description	Spinal epidural abscess is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt recognition in order to have a favorable outcome and appropriate treatment, mainly surgical. We present one of the largest extensions of such abscess in literature, involving the whole spine. No surgical treatment was tempted due to the involvement of 19 levels but antibiotics. The evolution of the lesion was complicated with hydrocephalus, by mechanism of cervical block of CSF flow, and needed first external derivation and later ventriculo-peritoneal drainage.
topic	pinal epidural abscess
url	https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/854
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Extensive spinal epidural abscess complicated with hydrocephalus

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