Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma. A case report

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma. A case report

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare entity. We report a case of thoracolumbar SSEH in a 69 years-old woman, that occurred in 2005 without an etiologic factor to justify it. She recovered ad integrum after surgical decompressive treatment. We reviewed and discussed etiology, present...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Acta ortopédica mexicana 2008-09, Vol.22 (5), p.325-328
Hauptverfasser: Alcocer Navarrete, Cándida, Téllez Ramírez, Marco Antonio
Format: Artikel
Sprache:spa
Schlagworte:
Aged
Female
Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal - diagnosis
Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal - surgery
Humans
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare entity. We report a case of thoracolumbar SSEH in a 69 years-old woman, that occurred in 2005 without an etiologic factor to justify it. She recovered ad integrum after surgical decompressive treatment. We reviewed and discussed etiology, presentation, diagnostic approaches, and treatment.
ISSN:2306-4102