title: Lower extremity paraparesis or paraplegia subsequent to endovascular management of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
abstract: Lower extremity paraplegia or paraparesis is an extremely rare event after operative repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAS). We report two such cases that occurred after endovascular repair or attempted endovascular repair of routine AAAS. To our knowledge, these are the first two cases reported specifically in the literature. These cases may have significant implications with regard to the endovascular management of AAAS, because atheroembolization to the spinal cord appears to be the underlying cause.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery and the Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA. rockmc01@popmail.med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Rockman
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Riles
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Landis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*