Iatrogenic lumbar pseudoaneurysm causing dural sac compression after spine surgery.
A 69-year-old man presented 3 months after lumbar spine surgery with progressive paraparesis and bladder and sphincter dysfunction caused by a lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm compressing the dural sac. After embolization with glue, the thrombosed pseudoaneurysm substantially decreased in size and the patient's neurological symptoms improved.
Nijenhuis
Robbert J
RJ
Department of Radiology, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, The Netherlands. nijenhuis@rad.unimaas.nl
Sluzewski
Menno
M
van Rooij
Willem Jan
WJ
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*