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A Case of Spinal Thoracic Empyema Following Epidural Injection

Epidural Enjeksiyon Sonrası Gelişen Spinal Torakal Ampiyem Olgusu

Veysel ANTAR
Fergane MEMMODOVA
Esengül LİMAN
Orhan YAĞIZ
Ufuk EMRE
Yeşim KARAGÖZ
Pages
163–164
Publication Date
2022-10-19
DOI
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In this report, we aimed to present a case with spinalthoracic empyema following epidural injection and to drawattention to this rare etiologic cause.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Spinal thoracic empyema is a complicated, important spinalpathology that is seen sporadically or following surgery ortrauma.
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Key Findings & Data:Spinal thoracic empyema is a complicated, important spinalpathology that is seen sporadically or following surgery ortrauma.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this report, we aimed to present a case with spinalthoracic empyema following epidural injection and to drawattention to this rare etiologic cause.
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Spinal thoracic empyema is a complicated, important spinalpathology that is seen sporadically or following surgery ortrauma. In this report, we aimed to present a case with spinalthoracic empyema following epidural injection and to drawattention to this rare etiologic cause.

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Spinal torakal ampiyem cerrahiye, travmaya bağlı ya da sporadik olarak ortaya çıkan, komplike, önemli bir spinal patolojidir. Bu yazıda epidural enjeksiyon sonrası gelişen spinal torakal ampiyem olgusunu sunmak ve bu nadir etiyolojik nedene dikkat çekmek istedik.

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ANTAR, V., MEMMODOVA, F., LİMAN, E., YAĞIZ, O., EMRE, U., KARAGÖZ, Y. (2022). A Case of Spinal Thoracic Empyema Following Epidural Injection. İstanbul Medical Journal, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 2, 163–164. https://ajindex.com/articles/551990

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