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Engorged Anterior Epidural Venous Plexus Mimics an Anterior Epidural Mass
Author(s) -
Shinaver C. Nazenin,
Caldemeyer Karen S.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon199884242
Subject(s) - medicine , epidural abscess , venous plexus , magnetic resonance imaging , plexus , lumbar plexus , surgery , epidural space , lumbar , nerve root , radiology
A 48‐year‐old woman presented with severe neck pain on flexion 1 week after a reportedly uncomplicated lumbar puncture, and with a slightly elevated white blood cell count. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an anterior epidural mass that was thought to represent an epidural abscess. At surgery, the epidural "mass" was due to an engorged anterior epidural venous plexus.