title: Ventral spinal subdural hematoma--case report.
abstract: A 26-year-old male presented with a very rare spinal subdural hematoma which developed 3 days after minor trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the very large hematoma, extending from the C-1 to the T-11 levels, ventral to the spinal cord. An attempt to remove the hematoma via a posterior approach on the next day failed. On the 3rd hospital day, the hematoma was partially removed at the C7-T1 intervertebral level through an anterior approach. Neurological signs of paraplegia, and urinary and bowel disturbances did not improve postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamagami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed