TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal dural AV fistula
T2 - A nightmare for the anaesthesiologist
AU - Budania, Lokvendra Singh
AU - Eeshwar, M. V.
AU - Reddy, Meghna
AU - Prabhu, Manjunath
AU - Gaude, Yogesh K.
AU - Reddy, Vamshidhar Chamala
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVFs) are abnormal connections between radicular arteries and venous plexus of the spinal cord. SDAVFs most commonly present with pain and weakness in the lower limbs (which presents as difficulty in climbing stairs, gait disturbances)and sphincter dysfunction that is gradually progressive. We present a 31 year old woman who was diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence and was scheduled for tension free vaginal taping. Spinal anaesthesia was administered and post operatively the patient developed myoclonic jerks and weakness of the lower limbs. On evaluation she was found to have lumbar spinodural AV fistula.
AB - Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVFs) are abnormal connections between radicular arteries and venous plexus of the spinal cord. SDAVFs most commonly present with pain and weakness in the lower limbs (which presents as difficulty in climbing stairs, gait disturbances)and sphincter dysfunction that is gradually progressive. We present a 31 year old woman who was diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence and was scheduled for tension free vaginal taping. Spinal anaesthesia was administered and post operatively the patient developed myoclonic jerks and weakness of the lower limbs. On evaluation she was found to have lumbar spinodural AV fistula.
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U2 - 10.4038/slja.v27i2.8428
DO - 10.4038/slja.v27i2.8428
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070540881
SN - 1391-8834
VL - 27
SP - 166
EP - 168
JO - Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology
JF - Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology
IS - 2
ER -