Superior rectal artery injury following lumbar disc surgery. Case report.

Tsai, Y D; Yu, P C; Lee, T C; Chen, H S; Wang, S H; Kuo, Y L · J Neurosurg · 2001

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Traumatic injury of the aorta, inferior vena cava, and iliac vessels due to penetration of the anterior anulus fibrosus and anterior longitudinal ligament is a recognized complication of lumbar disc surgery. The authors report, to the best of their knowledge, the first case of discectomy-related superior rectal artery injury treated by endovascular intervention.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy