Suction-induced intradural nerve root kinking following lumbar decompression: A rare mechanical complication with radiographic resolution

This case highlights how, following a routine lumbar laminectomy, epidural suction drainage can cause intradural nerve root kinking, which resolves with drain removal.

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Surgical Neurology International
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2025-10-31
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https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_1022_2025
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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
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Suction-induced intradural nerve root kinking following lumbar decompression: A rare mechanical complication with radiographic resolution

Bashar Altunbi, Navin Verghese, Oludare Uriel Ashaolu
Surgical Neurology International
Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
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Suction-induced intradural nerve root kinking following lumbar decompression: A rare mechanical complication with radiographic resolution

Bashar Altunbi, Navin Verghese, Oludare Uriel Ashaolu
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Abstract

This case highlights how, following a routine lumbar laminectomy, epidural suction drainage can cause intradural nerve root kinking, which resolves with drain removal.

Surgical Neurology InternationalVol. 16
Swansea Bay University Health Board (GB)
Openalex Percentile: Top 55%
Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
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Suction-induced intradural nerve root kinking following lumbar decompression: A rare mechanical complication with radiographic resolution — Bashar Altunbi, Navin Verghese, et al. · Surgical Neurology International (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS