Percutaneous Drainage of Epidural abscess in Lumbar Spin - Case Report -

Sang-Bong Ko

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Ko: Percutaneous Drainage of Epidural abscess in Lumbar Spin - Case Report -

Case Report

Journal of Korean Spine Surg 2005;12(3):229-232.

Published online: 12 February 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4184/jkss.2005.12.3.229

Percutaneous Drainage of Epidural abscess in Lumbar Spin - Case Report -

Sang-Bong Ko, M.D.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu Korea

Address reprint requests to Sang-Bong Ko, M.D. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine Catholic University 3056-6 DaeMyung 4-dong Nam-gu, Daegu, Korea Tel: 82-53-650-4283, Fax: 82-53-650-4272, E-mail: bong@cu.ac.kr

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Abstract

The choice of treatment of an epidural abscess is surgical decompression accompanied by an adequate parenteral antibiotics injection. However, in selected patients, unable to endure a surgical procedure due to a medical problem, percutaneous drainage using a spring wire guide & CVP catheter through the sacral hiatus, under fluoroscopic monitoring, is thought to be a good alternative choice for surgical decompression.

Keywords: Spinal epidural abscess, Percutaneous drainage.

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Fig. 1.

MRI findings of Epidural abscess.

Fig. 2.

Two-lumen central venous catheterization set (ARROW^Ⓡ) and spring wire guide.

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