Anterior evacuation of a spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma.
The case of a spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma treated by anterior corporectomy and arthrodesis is reported. An anterior approach is preferable when an epidural hematoma is anterior to the dural sac and when MRI shows an aspect of old clotted blood that can not be easily evacuated by a posterior laminectomy.
Unité de Pathologie Rachidienne, Hôpital Pellegrin-Tripode, Bordeaux, France.
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Mangione
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Lesprit
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Rocha
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Sénégas
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*