Neurological deficit secondary to a pre-sacral abscess with epidural extension up to L3: A case report and literature review - 08/02/17
Doi : 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.10.002
M. Khalifé a, c, ⁎ 
, D. Lebeaux b, c, J.-L. Mainardi b, c, P. Guigui a, c, B. Bouyer a, c
, D. Lebeaux b, c, J.-L. Mainardi b, c, P. Guigui a, c, B. Bouyer a, c a Orthopedics Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France
b Clinical Microbiology Unit, Microbiology Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 75015 Paris, France
c Paris-Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
⁎Corresponding author. 161, avenue de Suffren, 75015 Paris, France.
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Abstract |
Isolated epidural abscesses are uncommon lesions. Surgical treatment may be difficult due to the extension of these lesions. We present a case of a pelvic abscess spreading along the path of the sciatic nerve to the gluteus muscles and the lumbar canal, causing neurological compression; requiring surgical treatment with three simultaneous approaches.
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Vol 103 - N° 1
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