Iatrogenic fistula after lumbar disc surgery.
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1. Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Background: A 54-year-old patient presented with dyspnea, palpitation, a swollen, dysfunctional edematous left leg and discomfort. Medical history revealed chronic, a-specific leftsided thoracic pain, corticosteroid use because of Morbus Sjogren and a recent surgical lumbar hernia repair. Retrospectively, follow-up conventional imaging showed a progressive right-sided cardiac enlargement, left pleural effusion and a prominent superior mediastinum.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JBR-BTR : organe de la Societe royale belge de radiologie (SRBR) = orgaan van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Radiologie
دوره 94 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011