Persistent cauda equina syndrome following bilateral aortoiliac dissection as a complication of cardiac angiography.
Cardiac angiography is accepted as an invasive yet safe procedure with well-characterized complications. We present a complication heretofore not described to our knowledge, in which a patient experienced the cauda equina syndrome following bilateral aortoiliac dissection during cardiac angiography. Similarities are noted between this complication and those documented in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair surgery.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of California at Los Angeles, USA.
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Fulgham
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Johnson
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Wright
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D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology*; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000209:etiology*; D002420:Cauda Equina; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology