Purpose: An extensive spinal epidural abscess is a rare condition and causes significant
morbidity and mortality. Few authors have described this uncommon entity, which requires …

Study Design: A case of a multisegmental, cervicothoracolumbar epidural abscess, in an 80-
year-old man, successfully decompressed by using a minimally invasive technique, is …

Spontaneous spinal epidural abscess is a rare condition that is devastating and often fatal.
Traditionally, surgery and antibiotics have been the treatment of choice; however, there has …

Spinal epidural abscess is a rare disease that is less likely to occur in the cervical region.
When it occurs here, cervical spondylodiscitis can develop. Surgical treatment is …

Spinal epidural abscesses are uncommon, but their incidence is increasing. They represent
a collection of purulent material in the epidural space and most commonly occur in the …

Purpose We present a case involving an extensive epidural abscess that was successfully
treated with computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous needle drainage and …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Spinal epidural abscess is an uncommon infection. There are
few reports on extensive epidural abscesses. PURPOSE: We report a case of an epidural …

Abstract Treatment of spinal epidural abscess has been based on surgical debridement.
Medical treatment with antibiotics has been proposed as an alternative, but data on its …

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: We describe a case of a posterior spinal epidural abscess
that was successfully treated with percutaneous, computed tomography-guided, needle …

Spinal epidural abscess is associated with considerable rates of morbidity and mortality
despite its infrequent occurrence. Advances in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging …