Superior rectal artery injury following lumbar disc surgery. Case report.
Traumatic injury of the aorta, inferior vena cava, and iliac vessels due to penetration of the anterior anulus fibrosus and anterior longitudinal ligament is a recognized complication of lumbar disc surgery. The authors report, to the best of their knowledge, the first case of discectomy-related superior rectal artery injury treated by endovascular intervention.
Tsai
Y D
YD
Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan.
Yu
P C
PC
Lee
T C
TC
Chen
H S
HS
Wang
S H
SH
Kuo
Y L
YL
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D017586:Diskectomy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012007:Rectum / Q000098:blood supply*