Spinal cord injury in a child caused by an accidental dural puncture with a single-shot thoracic epidural needle.
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.
Kasai
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Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan. kasai@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
Yaegashi
K
K
Hirose
M
M
Tanaka
Y
Y
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