title: Post-thoracotomy paraplegia due to epidural migration of bone wax.
abstract: Post-thoracotomy paraplegia after thoracic surgery is a catastrophic complication. We present one such case following resection of a benign posterior mediastinal tumour. Paraplegia was caused by spinal cord compression due to epidural migration of haemostatic agent i.e. bone wax through the spinal canal. Timely intervention leads to the successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Shashank Sharad
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Abhinav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010168:Palmitates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014885:Waxes / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D006490:Hemostatics; D010168:Palmitates; D014885:Waxes; C055480:bone wax