Acute-onset paraplegia as an unexpected complication under general anesthesia in supine position during abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair: a case report

Acute-onset paraplegia as an unexpected complication under general anesthesia in supine position during abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair: a case report

Abstract Background Acute onset paraplegia after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a rare but well-known complication. We here show a 79-year-old woman with paraplegia caused by static and dynamic spinal cord insult not by ischemia after EVAR. Case presentation The patient underwent EVAR for ab...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Morio, Hirotsugu Miyoshi, Noboru Saeki, Yukari Toyota, Yasuo M. Tsutsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Paraplegia
Spinal cord injury
Ischemic spinal cord injury
Endovascular aneurysm repair
Supine position
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-021-00447-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-021-00447-7

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