title: Spinal cord injury in a child caused by an accidental dural puncture with a single-shot thoracic epidural needle.
abstract: A child experienced a spinal cord injury by an accidental dural puncture during thoracic epidural anesthesia. A magnetic resonance image was used for diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan. kasai@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yaegashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001062:Appendectomy; D002648:Child; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology