title: Lumbar paraspinal rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: Lumbar paraspinal compartment syndrome is an extremely uncommon condition that is known to occur after strainful exercise or trauma. We report on the original case of a 55-year-old man in whom lumbar paraspinal rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome developed after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, documented with technetium Tc(99m) bone scan and computed tomographic imaging, and in whom successful complete recovery was achieved with conservative management. Clinical features, pathophysiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies of this unusual adverse event are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Diseases, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galle
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aminian
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guyot
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: De Wilde
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Motte
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wautrecht
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dereume
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013131:Spine