Korean J Anesthesiol.  1999 Oct;37(4):711-714. 10.4097/kjae.1999.37.4.711.

Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Volumetric Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection in a Herniated Interverterbral Disc Patient: A case report

• Lee SH
• Lee SG
• Choi KH
• Kim TS
• Kim HS
• Kim KM

• KMID: 2091475
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1999.37.4.711

Abstract

Volumetric caudal epidural injections of steroid have recently been done in patients with acute or chronic lumbago and sciatica. This method is easier way of sending steroid to the sacral nerve root than lumbar epidural injections. The Cauda equina syndrome is a rare complication of epidural pain block. We report on a case in which an emergency laminectomy was done because cauda equina syndrome occurred just after a volumetric caudal epidural steroid injection in a patient with a herniated interverterbral disc.

Keyword

Anesthetic techniques, regional, caudal, epidural; Complication, cauda equina syndrome; Pain, sciatica

MeSH Terms

Cauda Equina*
Emergencies
Humans
Injections, Epidural
Laminectomy
Low Back Pain
Polyradiculopathy*
Sciatica