title: Intraoperative death during lumbar discectomy.
abstract: A patient suffered cardiovascular collapse and died during surgery for prolapsed intervertebral disc. At postmortem a tear was found in the abdominal aorta.
authors.affiliation: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ewah
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Calder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology*