title: Postoperative paraplegia secondary to the use of oxidized cellulose (Surgicel).
abstract: Iatrogenic paraplegia after thoracic surgery is a devastating complication. In this report, the authors present a case of paraplegia in a toddler after the resection of a mediastinal neuroblastoma. In this case, the paraplegia was caused by spinal cord compression after migration of oxidized cellulose into the spinal canal.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA.
authors.forename: Marion C W
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Tashjian
authors.forename: Hahnah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasowski
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: R Lawrence
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007223:Infant; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000601:surgery; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; C013695:Surgicel