Cauda equina syndrome resulting from treatment of dural ectasia with fibrin glue injection.
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.
Wera
Glenn D
GD
Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. gwera@yahoo.com
Dean
Clayton L
CL
Nho
Shane
S
Ahn
Uri M
UM
Cassinelli
Ezequiel H
EH
Liu
Raymond W
RW
Andersson
Gunnar B J
GB
Ahn
Nicholas U
NU
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*
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive