Postoperative seizure following transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy

  • Kertmen H
  • Gürer B
  • Yilmaz E
  • et al.
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Abstract

Endoscopic surgery for lumbar disc herniation has been available for more than 30 years. Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy is a well-known, safe, and effective method used for the treatment of the lumbar disc herniation. The published complications of the transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy consist of infections, thrombophlebitis, dysesthesia, dural tear, vascular injury, and death. Seizure after transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy is an extremely rare complication. A 20-year-old patient applied at our department who had undergone transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar. During the procedure, while performing the discography, non-ionic contrast media was administered into the thecal sac inadvertently. Two hours after surgery, the patient developed generalized tonic-clonic seizure of 5-min duration. Diagnosis of iohexol-induced seizure was made and the patient was treated supportively without anti-epileptics. Here we present the first case of seizure after transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, which was caused by inadvertent administration of the contrast media into the thecal sac.

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Kertmen, H., Gürer, B., Yilmaz, E., & Sekerci, Z. (2016). Postoperative seizure following transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy. Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 11(04), 450–450. https://doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.145119

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