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Paraplegia following elective endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: reversal with cerebrospinal fluid drainage.

Bajwa A, Davis M, Moawad M, Taylor PR

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.

Paraplegia secondary to spinal cord ischaemia is a rare but devastating complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. We report a case of paraplegia following elective endovascular repair of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm. A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drain was immediately inserted and resulted in full neurological recovery. This case highlights the fact that endovascular techniques are prone to similar complications as open surgery, and the importance of prompt cerebrospinal fluid drainage in cases of spinal cord ischaemia.

Published 17 December 2007 in Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 35(1): 46-8.
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