۱۷-year-delayed fistula formation after elective spinal instrumentation: a case report

نویسندگان

hamid etemadrezaei department of neurological surgery, ghaem hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences (mums), mashhad, ir iran

samira zabihyan department of neurological surgery, ghaem hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences (mums), mashhad, ir iran

aidin shakeri department of neurological surgery, ghaem hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences (mums), mashhad, ir iran

babak ganjeifar department of neurological surgery, ghaem hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences (mums), mashhad, ir iran; department of neurological surgery, ghaem hospital, mashhad university of medical sciences (mums), mashhad, ir iran. tel: + 98-5138012613, fax: + 98-5138413493

چکیده

conclusions late inflammation may occur around spinal instruments and results in cutaneous fistula formation. after oral or intravenous antibiotic treatment, total device extraction is the cornerstone of treatment. case presentation here we report an unusual 17-year delayed fistula formation after primary spinal instrumentation due to spinal trauma. he was admitted to ghaem general hospital, a chief referral center, mashhad, north-east of iran in august 2014. the patient underwent hardware removal surgery with antibiotic therapy as a definitive treatment. introduction a late-developing infection after an uneventful initial spinal instrumentation procedure is rare. delayed infection and new fistula formation have been reported from a few months to 13 years. here we report an unusual 17-year-delayed fistula formation after primary spinal instrumentation. the patient underwent hardware removal surgery with antibiotic therapy as a definitive treatment.

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iranian red crescent medical journal

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