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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2011;49(2): 131-133.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2011.49.2.131
Segmental Artery Injury Following Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Using Extrapedicular Approach.
Dong Hwa Heo, Yong Jun Cho
Department of Neurosurgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. youmans@empal.com
ABSTRACT
We performed a percutaneous vertebroplasty at the compressed L2 vertebral body of a 73-year-old female using a left-sided unilateral extrapedicular approach. She complained severe radiating pain and a tingling sensation in her left leg two hours after the vertebroplasty. Spinal computed tomographic scan showed a large retroperitoneal hematoma, and a subsequent spinal angiography revealed a left L2 segmental artery injury. Bleeding was successfully controlled by endovascular embolization. Recently, extrapedicular approaches have been attempted, allowing for the avoidance of facet and pedicle injury with only a unilateral approach. With this approach, however, the needle punctures the vertebral body directly. Therefore, this procedure carries the potential risk of a spinal segmental artery.
Key Words: Compression fractures; Vascular injury; Vertebroplasty
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