Spinal anaesthesia and spina-bifida occulta #MMPMID9038457
Davies PR; Loach AB
Anaesthesia 1996[Dec]; 51 (12): 1158-60 PMID9038457show ga
We describe a patient with unexpected spina bifida who underwent spinal anaesthesia for trans-urethral resection of prostate and developed serious neurological signs. An unexpected spinal tumour was removed two weeks later. This report demonstrates that not all neurological problems associated with spinal anaesthesia should be blamed on the technique.
|*Anesthesia, Spinal[MESH]
|*Postoperative Complications[MESH]
|Bronchogenic Cyst/complications/diagnosis[MESH]
|Contraindications[MESH]
|Humans[MESH]
|Magnetic Resonance Imaging[MESH]
|Male[MESH]
|Middle Aged[MESH]
|Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/*etiology[MESH]
Anaesthesia 1996 ; 51 (12): 1158-60
