Transient lumbosacral polyradiculopathy after prostatectomy: association with spinal stenosis.
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Ahearn, GS; Bedlack, RS; Price, DT; Robertson, CN; Morgenlander, JC
Published in: South Med J
August 1999
Mononeuropathies are common after pelvic surgery. They are usually the result of unnatural positioning during surgery or faulty restraining devices. Polyneuropathy in the postoperative setting is rare. We report two cases of polyradiculopathy after radical prostatectomy using two different patient positions. Both patients complained of paresthesias and weakness in their lower extremities on postoperative day 1. Neurologic examination in each case was consistent with a polyradiculopathy. Significant spinal stenosis of the lumbosacral spine was found in both patients by magnetic resonance imaging. We propose that spinal stenosis is a risk factor for this type of neurologic injury.
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South Med J
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ISSN
0038-4348
Publication Date
August 1999
Volume
92
Issue
8
Start / End Page
809 / 811
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Spinal Stenosis
- Prostatectomy
- Posture
- Postoperative Complications
- Polyradiculopathy
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Lumbosacral Region
- Humans
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Ahearn, G. S., Bedlack, R. S., Price, D. T., Robertson, C. N., & Morgenlander, J. C. (1999). Transient lumbosacral polyradiculopathy after prostatectomy: association with spinal stenosis. South Med J, 92(8), 809–811. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199908000-00013
Ahearn, G. S., R. S. Bedlack, D. T. Price, C. N. Robertson, and J. C. Morgenlander. “Transient lumbosacral polyradiculopathy after prostatectomy: association with spinal stenosis.” South Med J 92, no. 8 (August 1999): 809–11. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199908000-00013.
Ahearn GS, Bedlack RS, Price DT, Robertson CN, Morgenlander JC. Transient lumbosacral polyradiculopathy after prostatectomy: association with spinal stenosis. South Med J. 1999 Aug;92(8):809–11.
Ahearn, G. S., et al. “Transient lumbosacral polyradiculopathy after prostatectomy: association with spinal stenosis.” South Med J, vol. 92, no. 8, Aug. 1999, pp. 809–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00007611-199908000-00013.
Ahearn GS, Bedlack RS, Price DT, Robertson CN, Morgenlander JC. Transient lumbosacral polyradiculopathy after prostatectomy: association with spinal stenosis. South Med J. 1999 Aug;92(8):809–811.
Published In
South Med J
DOI
ISSN
0038-4348
Publication Date
August 1999
Volume
92
Issue
8
Start / End Page
809 / 811
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Spinal Stenosis
- Prostatectomy
- Posture
- Postoperative Complications
- Polyradiculopathy
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Lumbosacral Region
- Humans