The epidural dorsomedian septum as a possible cause for unilateral anaesthesia in an infant.
Unilateral epidural anaesthesia occurring in an infant is reported. An epidurogram revealed the presence of a midline structure suggestive of the dorsomedian septum. Epidural anatomy is reviewed and implications for threading epidural catheters in infants are discussed.
Finkel
J C
JC
Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging