title: Abdominal complications following posterior spinal fusion in patients with previous abdominal surgeries.
abstract: Perioperative abdominal complications associated with spine surgery are rare. Although most known abdominal complications occur in conjunction with anterior spinal fusions, there is a paucity of reports reviewing abdominal complications occurring with posterior spinal fusions. The authors review 4 patients who experienced a perioperative abdominal complication following a posterior spinal fusion. In each of these patients, a history of abdominal surgery is present. Given the physiological changes that occur with surgery in the prone position, patients with previous abdominal surgeries are at risk for developing abdominal complications in the perioperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Nicholas P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Slimack
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Fessler
authors.forename: Tyler R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Koski
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*