Thoracic spinal cord epidural hematoma after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2011.10.SPINE11236.
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Abstract
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a well-established, safe, and effective therapeutic alternative to surgical treatment for urolithiasis. Complications of ESWL do occur in a small number of patients, and when they do, they typically involve the kidney. Formation of a spinal epidural hematoma is an extremely rare complication after ESWL for kidney stone removal. The authors present the case of a 61-year-old man in whom a large spinal epidural hematoma developed after ESWL. They discuss the possible pathogenic mechanism of such a complication.
Medical subject headings
- Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal
- Lithotripsy
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Urolithiasis
Anatomy
- thoracic spine