The Journal of Japanese College of Angiology
Online ISSN : 1880-8840
Print ISSN : 0387-1126
ISSN-L : 0387-1126
Case Reports
Paraplegia after Elective Endovascular Aortic Repair of an Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm
Akihiro MizunoTakeshi NishinaNaonori TaniguchiNoriaki SakamotoHiroki HorinouchiDaisuke NakatsukaMasashi YadaDaisuke YasumizuYuki HoriKeiichi HiroseNaoki KanemitsuKazuo Yamanaka
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2014 Volume 54 Issue 5 Pages 79-82

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A 74-year-old man with a 50-mm infrarenal aortic aneurysm was performed endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) under local anesthesia. On EVAR, there were neither significant difficulties nor unstable circulatory dynamics during the procedure. After the procedure, he developed paraplegia immediately. His paraplegia improved by cerebrospinal fluid drainage, steroid administration, and arterial pressure augmentation. At present, he can ambulate with walker after re-habilitation for 3 months. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed spinal cord ischemia.
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