title: Percutaneous access to the anterior spinal canal through a cervical disk.
abstract: We describe a CT-guided percutaneous technique for aspiration of an anterior intraspinal fluid collection through a cervical disk. The approach is identical to that of cervical diskography or percutaneous cervical diskectomy, with intentional placement of the needle tip in the spinal canal. This procedure had no adverse effects and avoided an open operation to exclude spinal cord compression.
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Burlington 05405, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Florman
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Penar
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Vieco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000628:therapy; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation*