Urinary Retention and Air in the Spinal Canal; a Case Report

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine

Mohammadmahdi Gheiratian¹  Hoda Karimian¹ 

[1] Department of Emergency Medicine, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: Polyradiculopathy;    lumbosacral region;    spine;    urinary retention;   

DOI  :  10.22037/aaem.v4i1.215

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) although uncommon, is a very serious condition, which should be diagnosed as soon as possible.  Urinary dysfunction following a lumbosacral trauma is a key for the physician to consider CES as the most probable diagnosis. Up to 62% of CES patients report a recent episode of trauma. We herein report a young man with CES due to sacral fracture with an interesting imaging.

【 授权许可】

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