Paraplegia after Gastrectomy in a Patient with Cervical Disc Herniation : A Case Report and Review of Literature
Joint Authors
Zhou, Quanhong
Zhao, Linlin
Jiang, Wei
Wang, Guangyan
Zhang, Qingfu
Source
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Paraplegia is a rare postoperative complication.
We present a case of acute paraplegia after elective gastrectomy surgery because of cervical disc herniation.
The 73-year-old man has the medical history of cervical spondylitis with only symptom of temporary pain in neck and shoulder.
Although the patient’s neck was cautiously preserved by using the Discopo, an acute paraplegia emerged at about 10 hours after the operation.
Severe compression of the spinal cord by herniation of the C4-C5 cervical disc was diagnosed and emergency surgical decompression was performed immediately.
Unfortunately the patient showed limited improvement in neurologic deficits even after 11 months.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Qingfu& Jiang, Wei& Zhou, Quanhong& Wang, Guangyan& Zhao, Linlin. 2014. Paraplegia after Gastrectomy in a Patient with Cervical Disc Herniation : A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Qingfu…[et al.]. Paraplegia after Gastrectomy in a Patient with Cervical Disc Herniation : A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Qingfu& Jiang, Wei& Zhou, Quanhong& Wang, Guangyan& Zhao, Linlin. Paraplegia after Gastrectomy in a Patient with Cervical Disc Herniation : A Case Report and Review of Literature. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493100
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493100