Emergency aortic control for pedicle screw misplacement during spinal fixation

In this report, we describe the case of a 26-year-old man with traumatic vertebral fracture and subsequent spinal cord injury who underwent posterior vertebral fixation at our Trauma Center.The neurosurgical procedure was complicated by the misplacement of a spinal pedicle screw, which almost penetrated the descending thoracic aorta. In order to avoid a possibly fatal bleeding, we safely removed the pedicle screw with the help of a prophylactic proximal compliant aortic balloon ready to be inflated in case of haemorrhage.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research