title: Cervical epidural abscess secondary to aorto-duodenal fistula: a case report.
abstract: Although cervical epidural abscess is rare, it should be strongly suspected in any patient with unexplainable neck pain and fever, especially when the patient has a predisposing factor for this infectious process. The authors report a case of cervical epidural abscess in a 39-yr-old man with an aorto-duodenal fistula, which complicated the interposition of artificial graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, which had undertaken 40 months before. Timely detection and intervention rendered him a full neurological recovery. This extremely rare case is presented with a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Medical Center, 17 Haengdang-dong, Sungdong-gu, Seoul 133-792, Korea. hjyi8499@hanyang.ac.kr
authors.forename: Hyeong-Joong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Seong-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Oh-Jung
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Hyuk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D016983:Enterococcus; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000150:complications; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications