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- Title
Aortic Injury during Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
- Authors
Hee Jin Bae; Tack Geun Cho; Chang Hyun Kim; Ho Kook Lee; Jae Gon Moon; Jong Il Choi
- Abstract
Aortic injury during transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is a rare but severe complication. We experienced aortic injury during TLIF at L3-4 with a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with an adjacent segment disease at L3-4. Severe bleeding occurred during disc space expansion, and the blood pressure dropped to 60/40 mmHg. The patient's vital sign stabilized after compression with gauze and Gelfoam in addition to blood transfusion. The patient was treated with endovascular repair using a percutaneous technique after intertransverse fusion at L3-4 was completed. She recovered and is being followed-up in the outpatient department.
- Subjects
INTERVERTEBRAL disk prostheses; BLOOD transfusion
- Publication
Korean Journal of Spine, 2017, Vol 14, Issue 3, p118
- ISSN
1738-2262
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14245/kjs.2017.14.3.118