Successful treatment of extensive spinal epidural abscess with fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous drainage: a case report

Abstract Background Surgical drainage and antimicrobial therapy are the most accepted empirical treatments for spinal epidural abscess. However, surgery may not be indicated when patient’s general health condition is poor. Percutaneous drainage has been reported as a non-surgical treatment for child...

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Main Authors: Masashi Fujii, Tsutomu Shirakawa, Nobuaki Shime, Yasuyo Kawabata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-020-0309-z