Spinal Cord Ischemia after Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm : A Rare Complication
Joint Authors
Papa, Nektario K.
Matsagkas, Miltiadis I.
Nassis, Christos
Kouvelos, George N.
Papadopoulos, George
Xiropotamos, Nikolaos
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Neurologic deficit secondary to spinal cord ischemia after elective infrarenal, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), consists a rare and rather disastrous complication.
The etiology of such neurologic complication seems to be multifactorial, making this event unpredictable and foremost unpreventable.
We report a case of paraparesis and bladder dysfunction that occurred immediately after the EVAR procedure.
Prompt management by conservative or invasive methods seems to be important for the reversal of the neurologic deficit and the optimization of patient's outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kouvelos, George N.& Papa, Nektario K.& Nassis, Christos& Xiropotamos, Nikolaos& Papadopoulos, George& Matsagkas, Miltiadis I.. 2011. Spinal Cord Ischemia after Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm : A Rare Complication. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kouvelos, George N.…[et al.]. Spinal Cord Ischemia after Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm : A Rare Complication. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511163
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kouvelos, George N.& Papa, Nektario K.& Nassis, Christos& Xiropotamos, Nikolaos& Papadopoulos, George& Matsagkas, Miltiadis I.. Spinal Cord Ischemia after Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm : A Rare Complication. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511163
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511163