[An abscess as an unexpected complication following epidural anesthesia].
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.
Hoefnagels
W A
WA
Antonius Ziekenhuis, afd. Neurologie, Oostburg.
van Poucke
G E
GE
Casselman
J W
JW
van Kleef
J G
JG
Vannerem
L T
LT
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
Een abces als onverwachte complicatie na epidurale anesthesie.