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Vol. 98. Núm. 8.
Páginas 487 (octubre 2020)
Vol. 98. Núm. 8.
Páginas 487 (octubre 2020)
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Stab Wound of the Spinal Cord From in Front With No Neurologic Deficit
Sección medular cervical sin repercusión neurológica por herida anterior con arma blanca
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Felipe Alconchela,c,
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, Antonio Navarro Bañob,c, Beatriz Gómez Péreza,c, Pablo Ramírez Romeroa,c
a Unidad de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo. Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca. El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
b Servicio de Radiología. Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
c Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca). Campus de Ciencias de la Salud. El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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A man presented to the emergency department after injuring himself in the neck with a kitchen knife. He arrived with a knife projecting from his anterior neck. He was disoriented but clinically stable. The cranial nerves and neurological examination were normal. An emergency computed tomography scan revealed penetration of the knife in the spinal cord at the level of C7. The knife passed through the midportion of the spinal cord parenchyma and deep into the vertebral body. Consequently, the patient was transferred to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia. The knife was manually withdrawn from the spinal cord, which required a significant amount of force because the tip of the knife was deeply embedded in the vertebral body. There was no significant bleeding or evidence of cerebrospinal fluid emanating from the wound after the knife was extracted. A postoperative magnetic resonance imaging showed no myelopathy. 12 months after surgery, the patient has not experienced any complications; neurological examination remains normal, despite of the penetration of the spinal cord parenchyma (Fig. 1).

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Please cite this article as: Alconchel F, Navarro Baño A, Gómez Pérez B, Ramírez Romero P. Sección medular cervical sin repercusión neurológica por herida anterior con arma blanca. Cir Esp. 2020;98:487.

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