Compression of the subarachnoid space by the engorged epidural venous plexus in pregnant women

Anesthesiology. 2006 Oct;105(4):848-51. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200610000-00033.

Authors

Tetsuo Takiguchi¹, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Masatomo Tezuka, Naoki Furukawa, Toshimitsu Kitajima

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.

PMID: 17006086
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200610000-00033

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Anesthesia, Epidural / adverse effects*
Anesthesia, Obstetrical / adverse effects*
Epidural Space / physiology*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pregnancy
Spinal Cord / anatomy & histology
Subarachnoid Space / injuries*