Pyogenic cervical epidural abscess and discitis following stellate ganglion block

Pyogenic discitis following discectomy.

PURPOSE To assess the treatment outcome for disc infection in 35 patients. METHODS Records of 23 men and 12 women aged 36 to 62 (mean, 43) years who underwent treatment for pyogenic discitis after open discectomy were reviewed. All patients had single-level disc herniation of L4-5 (n=28) or L5-S1 (n=6), except for one who had 2-level disc herniation of L4-S1. Single antibiotic was given one d...

Spontaneous Pyogenic Spinal Epidural Abscess Spontan Spinal Epidural Abse

AIM: Spontaneous pyogenic spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare condition but might be devastating and fatal. Traditional treatment is surgical decompression and antibiotics. A retrospective study was designed to assess the eff ect of clinical findings and treatment methods on the outcome. MATERIAL and METHODS: 14 patients were reviewed (10 male, 4 female, mean age 59.14). Six dorsal, seven v...

Case Report Cervical discitis with spinal epidural abscess after percutaneous nucleoplasty: a case report

Disc space infections are a rare complication that can potentially follow any invasive spinal procedure. Infections of the cervical region, such as epidural abscesses, are particularly rare and should be diagnosed and treated decisively. In this report, we study a 46-year-old male patient with severe neck pain radiating to his left upper extremity after percutaneous cervical Coblation® nucleopl...

Stellate ganglion block in glaucoma.

Acute purulent discitis with epidural abscess of the cervical spine in an adult--case report.

A 52-year-old male presented with acute purulent discitis and epidural abscess of the cervical spine manifesting as neck pain and slight fever, followed by sudden onset of quadriparesis. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a low-signal-intensity area in the C6/7 disc space and epidural space ventral to the spinal cord with peripheral enhancement. Surgical exploration using an anterior approa...