Abstract
Anterior cage migration is the most infrequent and dangerous complication seen in posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) procedures. We report the case of a 74-year-old woman who underwent PLIF at the L5-S1 level. During the surgery, one of the PLIF-cages dislodged anteriorly into the abdominal cavity without vascular injury. An anterior retroperitoneal approach to remove the cage and complete the fusion was made. The patient was discharged 2 weeks later with encouraging clinical results. In a patient hemodynamically stable, removing the cage by a vascular surgeon, and complete the Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion could be a feasible option at L5-S1.
Translated title of the contribution | How to deal with this complication: Intraoperative anterior cage migration in L5-S1 resolved with a lumbar hybrid fusion technique |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 669-673 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Cirugia y Cirujanos |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Academia Mexicana de Cirugía. Published by Permanyer.
Keywords
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
- Cage migration
- Complications
- Posterior lumbar interbody fusion
- Spine surgery