Paraspinal and extensive epidural abscess: The great masqueraders of abdominal pain

A Chu, TT Aung, U Shankar - Case Reports in Neurological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Paraspinal and epidural abscesses are rare conditions often diagnosed later in the disease
process that can have significant morbidity and mortality. Predisposing risk factors include …

Spinal epidural abscess: in search of reasons for an increased incidence.

I Strauss, N Carmi-Oren, A Hassner… - The Israel Medical …, 2013 - europepmc.org
Background Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare disease with a potentially devastating
outcome, and a reported incidence traditionally estimated at 0.2-2 cases/10,000 hospital …

Spontaneous spinal epidural abscess in patients 50 years of age and older: a 15-year institutional perspective and review of the literature

O Adogwa, IO Karikari, KR Carr, M Krucoff… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2014 - thejns.org
Object A spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but severe infection requiring prompt
recognition and management. The incidence of SEA has doubled in the past decade, owing …

Spinal epidural abscesses: risk factors, medical versus surgical management, a retrospective review of 128 cases

AR Patel, TB Alton, RJ Bransford, MJ Lee… - The Spine Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Background context Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare, serious and increasingly
frequent diagnosis. Ideal management (medical vs. surgical) remains controversial. Purpose …

Spinal epidural abscess: aetiology, predisponent factors and clinical outcomes in a 4-year prospective study

SME Zimmerer, A Conen, AA Müller, M Sailer… - European spine …, 2011 - Springer
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare, but serious, condition with multiple causes. We
prospectively studied the aetiology, predisposing factors, and clinical outcomes of SEA in all …

Myelopathy secondary to spinal epidural abscess: case reports and a review

KS Yin, C Wang, Y Lucero - The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare disease with an unknown incidence rate. This paper
will illustrate that early diagnosis and rehabilitation may result in improved outcomes for …

Medical management of spinal epidural abscesses: case report and review

D Wheeler, P Keiser, D Rigamonti… - Clinical Infectious …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
Although the traditional management of spinal epidural abscesses includes antibiotic
therapy and surgical drainage, numerous reports have appeared in the literature that …

[HTML][HTML] Intradural abscess: A challenging diagnosis. Case series and review of the literature

A Romano, A Blandino, A Romano, S Palizzi… - Radiology Case …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spinal intradural abscesses are extremely rare. To our knowledge, only a few cases have
been described in the literature. We report 2 cases of spinal intradural abscesses in patients …

Spinal epidural abscess: an interdisciplinary emergency

J Strohecker, M Grobovschek - Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie, 1986 - europepmc.org
On the basis of fifteen own observations in the years 1978 to 1984 as well as the literature,
clinic diagnostic and therapy of epidural spinal abscess are represented. Myelography and …

Epidural abscess: a propensity analysis of surgical treatment strategies

AN Chaker, AD Bhimani, DR Esfahani, CL Rosinski… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Observational analysis of retrospectively collected data. Objective. A
retrospective study was performed in order to compare the surgical profile of risk factors and …