Spondylodiscitis Following Perforated Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report.

Spondylodiscitis is a multifactorial disease of significant medical and socioeconomic importance, the treatment of which presents a challenge to clinicians and surgeons. Acute appendicitis is a common inflammatory disease in children, with postoperative complications occurring in up to 55% of cases. We present the case of a 15-year-old male with symptoms of severe back pain and fever two months following surgery for perforated appendicitis.

Epidemiology of Cervical Spine Injuries Requiring Surgical Treatment in Plovdiv and Plovdiv Region, Bulgaria.

Objective: Cervical spine injuries (CSI) are associated with high rates of permanent disability and mortality, which increase the socioeconomic burden on healthcare systems worldwide. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of CSI, frequency of operative treatment, and incidence of associated neurological deficits at regional level.

Methods: We performed a retrospective monocentric study of patients with sustained CSI from January 2017 to December 2021, carried out only in a first-level trauma center in the Plovdiv metro region.

Sacral nerve root metastasis in a patient with lung carcinoma resembling neurinoma - a case report and literature review.

Intradural extramedullary metastases from systemic neoplasms are very rare, with an incidence ranging from 2% to 5% of all secondary spinal diseases. We present the case of a 53-year-old man diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma with symptoms of severe back pain and tibial paresis. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intradural lesion originating from the right S1 nerve root mimicking neurinoma.

Short-term outcome of treatment of elderly patients with epidural hematomas.

There is substantial literature data dedicated to intracranial epidural hematomas affecting young and middle-aged individuals, but studies focusing on their characteristics in elderly patients are scarce, assuming that old age is a poor prognostic factor.

Analysis of characteristics and surgical outcome of intradural extramedullary tumors - a retrospective cohort study of 52 patients.

Introduction: Although intradural extramedullary tumors (IET) are relatively well studied, research on the typical epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of these malignancies is scanty.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate retrospectively the epidemiology, demographics, clinical presentation, imaging data, type of surgery, and the outcome of treatment of IETs.

Materials And Methods: We performed retrospective chart review of medical history, clinical presentation, paraclinical and imaging data, and operative protocols of operated patients with IETs from January 2011 to August 2020.

Monoradiculopathy Caused by Sporadic Hemangioblastoma of the Conus Medullaris: Case Report and Literature Review.

Sporadic spinal extramedullary hemangioblastomas of the conus medullaris are extremely rare. We present the case of a 40-year-old male with symptoms of severe back pain and monoradiculopathy. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intradural extramedullary tumor attached to the conus medullaris.

Correlations between preoperative clinical factors and treatment outcome of spinal meningiomas - A retrospective study of a series of 31 cases.

Background: The purpose of the current study is to identify the correlations between the most important preoperative clinical factors and the outcome of surgery of spinal meningiomas (SM).

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the medical history, clinical, paraclinical, neuroimaging, and surgical protocol data in 31 patients with SM who underwent surgical resection at our institution from January 2011 to July 2020. The degree of resection was assessed on the Simpson scale.

Sporadic spinal schwannomas and neurofibromas - a review.

Tumours arising from the spinal nerve roots are more common in men between the third and fourth decades of life, located mainly in the intradural space of the lumbar region. The clinical symptoms of spinal schwannomas and neurofibromas are similar and depend on the location of the tumour and its relationship to the spinal cord and nerve roots. The pain (radiculalgia and/or vertebralgia) is the earliest symptom, followed by sensory deficit, while motor deficits and sphincter disorders are late symptoms.