Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Mar 1994
Case Reports[An abscess as an unexpected complication following epidural anesthesia].
A 58-year-old man underwent surgery for an inguinal hernia. Surgery was performed under epidural anaesthesia. ⋯ Magnetic resonance imaging showed an epidural abscess, which was drained by laminectomy. The patient recovered without neurological sequelae.