• Neurosurgery · Apr 2005

    Case Reports

    Hemothorax as a complication after anterior cervical discectomy: case report.

    • B Sanjay Harhangi, Tomas Menovsky, and Hans A L Wurzer.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Westeinde Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands. b.s.harhangi@erasmusmc.nl
    • Neurosurgery. 2005 Apr 1; 56 (4): E871; discussion E871.

    Objective And ImportanceAnterior cervical discectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures of the cervical spine.Clinical PresentationWe describe a patient with a postoperative hemothorax as a complication after an anterior cervical discectomy.InterventionThe patient was intubated, and reoperation and bronchoscopy were performed.ConclusionTo the best of our knowledge, such a complication has not been described before in the English-language literature. We conclude that hemothorax is a rare, although serious, complication after anterior cervical discectomy and should be included in the differential diagnosis for patients with respiratory failure after an anterior cervical discectomy.

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