Peri-operative lumbar epidural bleeding controlled by dural tube reflation.
Peri-operative lumbar epidural venous bleeding may be troublesome and very difficult to control, particularly after a dural tear, when the dura becomes slack. The author presents his experience where reflation of the dural tube provided immediate control of epidural bleeding.
Choksey
Munchi S
MS
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom. munchi.choksey@uhcw.nhs.uk
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017586:Diskectomy; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins