Cauda Equina Syndrome After Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy At L5-S1: A case Report / 대한척추외과학회지

ABSTRACT

The Cauda Equina syndrome after spine surgery is a relatively uncommon condition, but it is a serious complication that needs emergency treatment. A 35-year-old woman was transferred to our hospital and she presented with decreased perianal sensation and rectal tone after percutaneous endoscopic discectomy. Magnetic resonance image showed that the dura sac was compressed by herniated disc material at L5-S1. After performing emergency open discectomy for the cauda eguina syndrome, the patient's neurologic symptoms were completely resolved at 12 months follow-up. There has been no previous report on Cauda Equina syndrome after percutaneous endoscopic discectomy, and so we report here on one case.