The danger present to the spinal cord arterial vasculature during surgery of nerve-tissue tumors of the posterior mediastinum] |
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| Authors: | R Guidicelli W Pellet P Fuentes P Heurte A Barthelemy E Reboud |
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| Affiliation: | Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et des Maladies de l'Oesophage, H?pital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille. |
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| Abstract: | The authors report one case of posterior mediastinal neurinoma with a Adamkiewicz artery arising at an atypical site. They stress the spinal cord complications following thoracic surgery. The value of spinal cord arteriography during preoperative examinations and for prevention of complications is discussed. |
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