[Rare complication after endoscopic discectomy.]

[Rare complication after endoscopic discectomy.]
Anaesthesist. 2014 Jan 10;
Authors: Hilbert T, Boehm O, Pflugmacher R, Wirtz DC, Baumgarten G, Knuefermann P
Abstract
Surgical treatment of the lumbar spine is a standard procedure in orthopedic and neurosurgery. After endoscopic discectomy an otherwise healthy patient developed massive dyspnea in combination with severe abdominal pain. Sonography revealed a large volume of free fluid in the abdominal cavity which proved to be surgical irrigation solution after computed tomography (CT) guided puncture. After insertion of a drainage channel fluid could be removed and the patient was transferred to a peripheral ward after a 24 h monitoring period. This review reports on the complications and anesthetic characteristics of percutaneous spinal interventions and presents differential diagnoses of postoperative dyspnea.
PMID: 24402511 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Anaesthesist - January 10, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hilbert T, Boehm O, Pflugmacher R, Wirtz DC, Baumgarten G, Knuefermann P Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research