title: Cauda equina syndrome resulting from treatment of dural ectasia with fibrin glue injection.
abstract: The use of fibrin glue injection to treat symptomatic dural ectasia is controversial. A case of cauda equina syndrome following percutaneous fibrin glue injection is presented, followed by a review of dural ectasia and its possible treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. gwera@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Glenn D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Wera
authors.forename: Clayton L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nho
authors.forename: Uri M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Ezequiel H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Cassinelli
authors.forename: Raymond W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Gunnar B J
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Nicholas U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive