Treatment of Spinal Epidural Abscess With Limited Decompression

Alhasan Alani; Spencer Taylor; Charles Yu

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Treatment of Spinal Epidural Abscess With Limited Decompression

Alhasan Alani, Spencer Taylor and Charles Yu

Ochsner Journal September 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.0132

Alhasan Alani

1The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA

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Spencer Taylor

2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA

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Charles Yu

1The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA

2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA

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For correspondence: charles.yu{at}ochsner.org

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Preoperative sagittal T2 magnetic resonance imaging sequence of (A) the cervical spine and (B) the thoracolumbar spine shows epidural abscess formation (arrows).
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Postoperative sagittal T2 magnetic resonance imaging sequence of (A) the cervical spine and (B) the thoracolumbar spine shows resolution of epidural abscess.

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Alhasan Alani, Spencer Taylor, Charles Yu

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