Accidental conus medullaris injury following combined epidural and spinal anesthesia in a pregnant woman with unknown tethered cord syndrome  

作　　者：XUE Ji-xiu LI Bing LAN Fei 

机构地区：[1]Department of Anesthesiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2013年第6期1188-1189,共2页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：In most adults, the conus medullaris ends at around the inferior margin of the first lumbar （L1） vertebral body.However, location of terminus of the conus medullaris is variable and even extends more distally in patients with diseases such as tethered cord syndrome （TCS）. Here, we reported a conus medullaris injury following combined spinal and epidural anesthesia （CSEA） in a pregnant woman with unknown TCS.In most adults, the conus medullaris ends at around the inferior margin of the first lumbar （L1） vertebral body.However, location of terminus of the conus medullaris is variable and even extends more distally in patients with diseases such as tethered cord syndrome （TCS）. Here, we reported a conus medullaris injury following combined spinal and epidural anesthesia （CSEA） in a pregnant woman with unknown TCS.

关 键 词：anesthesia  epidural anesthesia spinal tethered eord syndrome conus medullaris 

分 类 号：O185.2[理学—数学] TH77[理学—基础数学]