Non-traumatic spinal epidural haematoma after breath-hold diving.
We report a case of non-traumatic spinal epidural haematoma in a female vocational diver after breath-hold diving. Sudden and repetitive atmospheric changes along diving may cause venous engorgement of the valveless spinal epidural veins. We suggest that repetitive barotrauma was the cause of the spinal epidural haematoma in this patient.
Department of Neurosurgery, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Tae Ki
TK
Yang
Hye Mee
HM
Seo
Chang Sub
CS
Lee
D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications*; D062485:Breath Holding; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged