title: Vascular injury following microendoscopic lumbar discectomy treated with stent graft placement.
abstract: The risk of great vessel injury is low in microendoscopic lumbar discectomy applied in a favorable visual field. However, it is important to be aware of the depth of the pituitary rongeur. In this article, the authors report the case of a 55-year-old woman with lumbar disc herniation who underwent microendoscopic discectomy and subsequently presented with an aneurysm and arteriovenous fistula located at the bifurcation of the right common iliac artery. The patient was treated with endoscopic placement of a stent graft and recovered uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uei
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokuhashi
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D017586:Diskectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000209:etiology*