Open AccessThe impact of L5 dorsal root ganglion degeneration and Adamkiewicz artery vasospasm on descending colon dilatation following spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage: An experimental study; first report
Author(s) -
Cengiz Öztürk,
Ayhan Kanat,
Mehmet Dumlu Aydın,
Coşkun Yolaş,
Mehmet Eşref Kabalar,
Betül Gündoğdu,
Aslıhan Duman,
Ilyas Ferit Kanat,
Cemal Gündoğdu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.156056
Subject(s) - medicine , subarachnoid hemorrhage , spinal cord , vasospasm , anterior spinal artery , statistical significance , anesthesia , cardiology , psychiatry
Somato-sensitive innervation of bowels are maintained by lower segments of spinal cord and the blood supply of the lower spinal cord is heavily dependent on Adamkiewicz artery. Although bowel problems are sometimes seen in subarachnoid hemorrhage neither Adamkiewicz artery spasm nor spinal cord ischemia has not been elucidated as a cause of bowel dilatation so far.