| Radiologic Change of Prevertebral Soft Tissue Swelling after Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery |
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Hyeong-Jun Ahn, M.D., Seung-Won Choi, M.D., Jin-Young Youm, M.D., Sun-Hwan Kim, M.D., Hyeon-Song Koh, M.D., and Shi-Hun Song, M.D. |
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Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea |
| 전방 경유경추 수술 후 발생한 척추전방 연부조직 종창의 방사선학적 변화 |
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안형준,최승원,염진영,김선환,고현송,송시헌 |
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충남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Objective: Anterior approaches to the cervical spine for decompression, fusion or instrumentation are performed in many conditions including degenerative, traumatic, tumorous or infectious etiologies. One of the potential complications from the anterior surgical approach is respiratory insufficiency as a result of upper airway obstruction. The objective of this study is to confirm the pattern of the prevertebral soft tissue swelling after surgery on the anterior cervical spine and their clinical significances.
Methods: Twenty two patients undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery were reviewed. We measured the prevertebral soft tissue diameter everyday for a week after the operation by their simple cervical X-ray film.
Results: The prevertebral soft tissue swelling is maximum in post-operative 2 days. The diameter decrease rapidly in a week. Prevertebral soft tissue swelling is most sensitive in the upper cervical portion in every patients regardless of level of surgery.
Conclusion: The patients with undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery should be watched carefully for respiratory insuffi- ciency, especially in post-operative 2 days. |
| Keywords:
Prevertebral soft tissue swelling․Anterior cervical spine surgery․Respiratory insufficiency |
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