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Oxidised regenerated cellulose: an unusual cause of paraplegia following oesophagectomy.
Oesophageal resection after neoadjuvant therapy is the treatment of choice in localized oesophageal cancer. Common complications after oesophagectomy include pulmonary infection and anastomotic leaks. Paraplegia or paraparesis after oesophagectomy is an extremely uncommon occurrence and has not been reported in medical literature. Possible causes include injury to the spinal cord due to epidura...
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We report a 44-year-old man suffering complete paraplegia due to paraspinal and epidural abscess, following chiropractic therapy for severe back pain and whose diagnosis was delayed. He received an immediate laminectomy from T3 through T6 to decompress the full extent of the abscess and appropriate antibiotic therapy for 4 weeks postoperatively for the identified microorganism (Staphylococcus a...
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A best evidence topic in surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether the initial surgical management of chylothorax after oesophagectomy results in a better outcome. Altogether 357 papers were found as a result of the reported search, of which 4 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal, date and country of...
متن کاملSuccessful conservative treatment of chylothorax following oesophagectomy - a clinical algorithm.
OBJECTIVES Chylothorax is an infrequent but serious complication after thoracic surgery. Optimal management is still controversial. Surgical re-interventions are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. DESIGN During a 2-year period, 3 patients developed chylothorax after oesophagectomy. This was treated conservatively, following our departmental protocol. RESULTS Conservative m...
متن کاملAn alternative postoperative pathway reduces length of hospitalisation following oesophagectomy.
OBJECTIVE As part of our ongoing quality improvement effort, we evaluated our conventional approach to post-oesophagectomy management by comparing it to an alternative postoperative management pathway. METHODS Medical records from 386 consecutive patients undergoing oesophagectomy with gastric conduit for oesophageal cancer or Barrett's oesophagus with high-grade dysplasia were analysed retro...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.09.2009.2270