Prague Med. Rep. 2020, 121, 49-54

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2020.5

Spinal Cord Tethering, a Very Rare Cause of Cauda Equina Syndrome after Lumbar Disk Surgery: A Case Report

Alireza Tabibkhooei1, Farid Kazemi1, Foad Kazemi1, Morteza Taheri2

1Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Rasool Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 7Tir Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Received November 30, 2019
Accepted February 17, 2020

Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) may rarely remain asymptomatic until degenerative or nondegenerative lumbar diseases superimpose in adulthood and expose the hidden anomaly. In such cases, different treatment options can be selected and simultaneous detethering might be considered too. We are reporting an undiscovered TCS in a young lady who underwent lumbar diskectomy due to symptomatic disk extrusion and suffered complete cauda equina syndrome (CES), postoperatively.

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