title: Superior rectal artery injury following lumbar disc surgery. Case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Y D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: 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*