论文信息 - A Rare Complication of Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair of an Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Arteriosclerosis Obliterans: Report of a Case.

A Rare Complication of Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair of an Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Arteriosclerosis Obliterans: Report of a Case.

We herein report a case of a rare complication of spinal cord ischemia (SCI) following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Computed tomography showed stenosis and calcification of bilateral iliac arteries and a saccular aneurysm of the terminal aorta. Paraplegia occurred soon after balloon angioplasty of iliac arteries and EVAR. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage was not performed because the patient was on dual antiplatelet drugs. The patient was treated with intravenous methylpredonisolone and naloxone; however, this did not improve his paraplegia. SCI after EVAR is extremely rare and unpredictable complication, however, physicians should be aware of SCI after EVAR in patients with atherosclerosis.

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