Endovascular Embolization of Iatrogenic Lumbar Artery Pseudoaneurysm Following Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF)

Abstract

Iatrogenic lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm is a very rare complication of spinal surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm after extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF). The lesion was diagnosed by catheter spinal angiography and was effectively treated with embolization.

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endovascular embolization pseudoaneurysm XLIF

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