title: [An abscess as an unexpected complication following epidural anesthesia].
abstract: A 58-year-old man underwent surgery for an inguinal hernia. Surgery was performed under epidural anaesthesia. The patient afterwards developed increasing low back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an epidural abscess, which was drained by laminectomy. The patient recovered without neurological sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Antonius Ziekenhuis, afd. Neurologie, Oostburg.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hoefnagels
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: van Poucke
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Casselman
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: van Kleef
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Vannerem
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004824:Epidural Space; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013115:Spinal Canal; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
vernacular_title: Een abces als onverwachte complicatie na epidurale anesthesie.