Postoperative adhesive arachnoiditis

Case contributed by Marcin Czarniecki , 6 Dec 2013

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~~Post-operative~~Postoperative adhesive arachnoiditis

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~~Patient presented post~~Post-operatively ~~with~~ pain radiating to the right lower limb.

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A case featuring postoperative adhesive arachnoiditis.

+A case featuring postoperative adhesive <a title="Arachnoiditis" href="/articles/arachnoiditis">arachnoiditis</a>.

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1. Ross JS, Masaryk TJ, Modic MT et-al. MR imaging of lumbar arachnoiditis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1987;149 (5): 1025-32. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/ajr.149.5.1025">doi:10.2214/ajr.149.5.1025</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3499773">Pubmed citation</a>
2. Morisako H, Takami T, Yamagata T, Chokyu I, Tsuyuguchi N, Ohata K. Focal adhesive arachnoiditis of the spinal cord: Imaging diagnosis and surgical resolution. (2010) Journal of craniovertebral junction & spine. 1 (2): 100-6. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.77673">doi:10.4103/0974-8237.77673</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21572630">Pubmed</a>
Ross JS, Masaryk TJ, Modic MT et-al. MR imaging of lumbar arachnoiditis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1987;149 (5): 1025-32. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/ajr.149.5.1025">doi:10.2214/ajr.149.5.1025</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3499773">Pubmed citation</a>
Morisako H, Takami T, Yamagata T et-al. Focal adhesive arachnoiditis of the spinal cord: Imaging diagnosis and surgical resolution. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2010;1 (2): 100-6. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.77673">doi:10.4103/0974-8237.77673</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075825">Free text at pubmed</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21572630">Pubmed citation</a>

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Adhesive inflammation of cauda equina in the L4-S1 segment as a ~~post-operative~~postoperative complication. ~~Patient presented with right lower limb pain, without any~~No signs of nerve root compression on the ~~mentioned~~right side.

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