title: [Epidural hematoma after an epidural block in a patient with no coagulopathy].
abstract: We report a case of epidural hematoma after a single epidural block. The patient was a 67-year-old woman with sciatica and osteoarthritis of the spine. She had no coagulopathy. She underwent a single epidural block without difficulty 3 times in 5 days. She had a lumbar MRI for an examination of the spine 4 days after the final epidural block. Subacute epidural hematoma of 0.8 x 1.5 x 3.0 cm was revealed on MRI at L 3-4. She had no new neurological symptoms. MRI 1 month later revealed a resolution of the hematoma. Epidural hematoma after an epidural block might occur in an outpatient with no bleeding tendency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Okayama Rosai Hospital, Okayama 702-8055.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kosogabe
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takigawa
authors.forename: Tomihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishizu
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokioka
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous