Lumbar Nerve Root Compression Caused by Postoperative Intraspinal Gas Bubble - Case Report - |
Hyo Joon Kim, M.D., Dong Ah Shin, M.D., Dong Gyu Shin M.D. and Chang Young Kwon, M.D. |
Department of Neurosurgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea |
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Abstract |
The authors experienced an unusual case of lumbar nerve root compression caused by postoperative intraspinal gas bubble in a 55-year-old woman. So the authors report the origin and management of an intraspinal gas bubble causing a radiculopathy.
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Keywords:
Intraspinal gas, vacuum phenomenon, Intradiscal gas |
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