J Korean Pain Soc.
2001 Dec;14(2):245-248.
Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Epidural Adhesiolysis in a Patient with Spinal Stenosis: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheon An, Korea. anedhkim@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheon An, Korea.
- 3Department of Anesthesiology, Metrohospital, Ahn Yang, Korea.
Abstract
- Lysis of epidural adhesion has been done in patients with refractory lumbar radiculopathies. Cauda equina syndrome is a rare complication of epidural block. We report on a case of cauda equina syndrome following epidural adhesiolysis in a patient with spinal stenosis. The patient complained of numbness of the perineum, weakness of the left leg, an inability to void and fecal incontinence. She was treated with medication, bladder training and physical therapy, and finally recovered 1 month after the procedure without any sequelae. We suggest that the causative factors are osmotic damage produced by the subarachnoid injection of large doses of hypertonic saline and temporary neural compression due to spinal stenosis.
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