Extensive spinal epidural abscess treated utilizing a single limited incision: illustrative case
This is the first report in the literature to describe successful surgical management of an extensive C2-S1 epidural abscess through a single incision and one-level decompression. This less invasive technique could treat the holospinal abscess without the need for other procedures. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24654.
Authors
- Khalid Beidas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7556-4095)
- Fawaz N. Alshaalan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-8747)
- Monerah Annaim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9309-4629)
- Faisal Konbaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7274-8112)
- Anouar Bourghli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2852-0230)
- Ziyad Alyousef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5543-5704)
- Ahmed Ali Al-Qahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4584-5739)
- Abdullah Sharaf Aldeen
- Khaled Almusrea
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24654
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00