Oxidised regenerated cellulose as a cause of paraplegia after thoracotomy: Case report and review of the literature
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Source
- Subject
- Paraplegia
Decompression
Hematoma
Oxidized
Rehabilitation
Laminectomy
Spinal cord compression
Neurosciences & neurology
Oxidized cellulose
Hemostatics
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Surgicel
Thoracotomy
Clinical neurology
Surgical
Emergency surgery
Occlusive dressings
Oxidised regenerated cellulose
Human tissue
Radiodiagnosis
Cellulose
Bone wax
Repair
Aorta
Spinal cord tumor
- Language
- English
Study design: Case report. Objective: To report an unusual case of paraplegia. Setting: University Hospital Bursa, Turkey. Case report: A 22-year-old woman presented with paraplegia following a left-sided thoracotomy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a dorsal epidural mass at the level of T6. The patient underwent an emergency T6/7 laminectomy and removal of a tuft of oxidised regenerated cellulose, which had migrated through the intervertebral foramen causing spinal cord compression. Conclusion: In cases of neurological deficits after surgery at the posterolateral edge of a thoracotomy, the clinician should be aware of the above possibility. Urgent radiological diagnosis and decompressive laminectomy is the treatment of choice.