Gonca Tuncel, Gulçin Ozalp, Ozgür Canoler, Huseyin Cakmak, Altan Ergeneci, Nihal Kadiogullari.
Anterior spinal artery syndrome after thoracic surgery
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Dec 2005;15(12):819-20.
Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Spinal cord infarction is a rare complication following thoracic surgery. We present a case who developed paraplegia on the first postoperative day of thoracotomy. A 76-year-old man with a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease was operated for bronchial carcinoma. An epidural infusion of ropivacaine and sufentanil was used for postoperative pain. Eight hours after the surgery, he had an episode of hypotension and respiratory depression. One hour later, he described paraplegia and Ischemia of the spinal cord was found on MRI. There was no recovery during the follow-up.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Thoracotomy. Paraplegia. Spinal Cord Infarction. Epidural Analgesia. Spinal Cord.
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