Swiss medical weekly
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Swiss medical weekly · Oct 1988
Case Reports[Paraplegia following pneumonectomy. An anesthesiological or a surgical complication?].
A case of postoperative paraplegia after pneumonectomy of the left lung is presented. The patient received thoracic epidural anaesthesia for postoperative pain relief. ⋯ The neurological sequelae were caused when the arterial blood supply to the spinal cord was compromised during surgery. However, to rule out epidural hematoma in such patients, a CAT scan of the spine must be performed immediately.