extradural space

ep·i·du·ral space

the space between the walls of the vertebral canal and the dura mater of the spinal cord.
Synonym(s): extradural space [TA], spatium extradurale ☆ , cavum epidurale, epidural cavity
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Despite its benign nature, occasionally, calcified nucleus pulposus herniates within ruptured annulus fibrosus, leading to extradural space occupying lesion and spinal root or cord compression.
Spontaneous Resolution of Symptomatic Thoracic Spine Calcified Disc Herniation: A Case Report and Literature Review
More than half of all reported dumbbell tumors were completely restricted to the extradural space, although preoperative MRI suggested the presence of intradural/extradural tumors in some cases (61,62).
SPINAL DUMBBELL EPIDURAL HEMANGIOMA: TWO STAGE/SAME SITTING/SAME POSITION POSTERIOR MICROSURGICAL AND TRANSTHORACIC ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION --CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
The potential space which lies outside the Dura mater is the extradural space, which is being used now a days for epidural anaesthesia.
COMPARISON OF PARAMEDIAN WITH MIDLINE TECHNIQUE OF SPINAL ANAESTHESIA IN ELDERLY
An epidural catheter was inserted 3 cm into the extradural space and fixed.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EPIDURAL VOLUME EXTENSION TECHNIQUE VERSUS SPINAL ANAESTHESIA USING HYPERBARIC BUPIVACAINE IN LOWER ABDOMINAL AND LOWER LIMB SURGERIES
In the former, CSF escapes from the subarachnoid space to lie in the extradural space, and in time becomes covered by a false capsule or in some instances an intact arachnoid layer, (1) while in the latter all layers of the meninges are present in the sac.
Post-exertional thoracic pseudomeningocoele in a 41-year-old woman: a rare cause of interscapular pain
Caption: Figure 4: Case 2: plain lateral radiograph (a) and sagittal T2-weighted MRI (b) showed decreased disc height and the presence of an abscess in the disc and extradural space (arrowhead) at the L1-2 level.
Delayed Adjacent Level Spondylodiscitis after Initial Surgery with Instrumented Spinal Fusion: A Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature
The petrous portion of temporal bone was exposed by proceeding elevation in the extradural space. There was a dural defect near the middle meningeal artery.
Repair of Tegmen Tympani Defect Presenting with Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea Using the Middle Cranial Fossa Approach
Lymphoma of the spinal extradural space. Cancer 1976;38(4): 1862-1866.
Primary spinal epidural B-lymphoblastic lymphoma
The possible reason is that the guidewire had penetrated the side wall of the IJV, and the following catheter is malpositioned to the extradural space. Any nearby structure is potentially at risk from needle puncture, guidewire, dilator, and catheter placement.
Malposition of Central Venous Catheter: Presentation and Management
At a multidisciplinary team meeting, a clinico-pathological and radiological correlation of the MRI and CT confirmed the large paraspinal mass of the right L3 pedicle and transverse process with soft-tissue mass in the extradural space. These findings were consistent with a malignant tumour and suggested PNET/Ewing's sarcoma.
The role of imaging in the evaluation of extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma
Moens, "Pressure profile in the caudal extradural space of standing horses before and after extradural drug administration," Veterinary Journal, vol.
Limitations of the use of pressure waves to verify correct epidural needle position in dogs
Comparative study of the effects of air or saline to identify the extradural space. Br J Anaesth 1991; 66:224-227.
Analgesic efficacy using loss of resistance to air vs. saline in combined spinal epidural technique for labour analgesia

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