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Yield of Image-Guided Needle Biopsy for Infectious Discitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2017
BACKGROUND: Image-guided biopsy is routinely conducted in patients with suspected discitis, though the sensitivity reported in the literature ranges widely.
A. Mcnamara, E. Dickerson, D. Gomez-Hassan, S. Cinti, A. Srinivasan   +4 more
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Pyogenic psoas abscess on the dorsal side, and bacterial meningitis and spinal epidural abscess on the ventral side, both of which were induced by spontaneous discitis in a patient with diabetes mellitus: A case report

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2020
Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients are immunocompromised, particularly under poorly controlled conditions, and thereby they could develop rare inflammatory diseases, such as spontaneous discitis, pyogenic psoas abscess, spinal epidural abscess and ...
Megumi Horiya, T. Anno, Mayuko Kawada, H. Yamada, Kaiou Takahashi, Haruka Takenouchi, Hideyuki Iwamoto, F. Kawasaki, K. Kurokawa, H. Kaneto, K. Kaku, K. Tomoda   +11 more
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Discitis after discography. The role of prophylactic antibiotics

, 1990
Discitis after discography is due to bacterial penetration into the intervertebral disc by a contaminated needle and has an incidence of 1% to 4%. We have examined the prophylactic role of cephazolin administered at the time of discography.
B Vernon-Roberts, RD Fraser, OL Osti
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Occult presentation of spinal epidural abscess

PM&R, Volume 18, Issue 6, Page 692-693, June 2026.
Rotem Hass, Vincenzo Pizzuti, Ashley Petrone, Brett Begley   +3 more
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Postoperative spondylodiscitis in patients from Las Tunas

Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2017
Background: the incidence of septic discitis after a minimally invasive or conventional surgery is a rare complication, but devastating due to its important sequelae.
Henry López Jimenez
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Characteristics, Management and Outcomes of Spondylodiscitis in Children: A Systematic Review

Antibiotics, 2020
Spondylodiscitis (SD) is the concurrent infection of the intervertebral disc and the adjacent vertebral bodies. Currently, there is a substantial lack of structured reviews about this topic.
Irene Ferri, Gabriele Ristori, Catiuscia Lisi, Luisa Galli, Elena Chiappini   +4 more
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Delayed Diagnosis of a Giant Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Complicating to Aortoenteric Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT A 53‐year‐old man with chronic back pain and systemic symptoms was diagnosed with a massive abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and aortoenteric fistula (AEF), which can cause severe gastrointestinal bleeding and potentially fatal side effects.
Ola Gamal Badawi Khalil, Mohammed Eltaieb Ali Mohammed, Salah Eldin Mohamed Elmustafa Hassan, Khalid Alshibli Dafalla Gasmalla, Rania Ahmed Elsiddig Hassan, Yousif Omer Elgaili Yousif   +5 more
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Case report: First reported case of spondylodiscitis caused by Gemella morbillorum in South Africa

South African Medical Journal
Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is an uncommon but important clinical condition that often requires medical and/or surgical management. We report a case of spondylodiscitis caused by a rare pathogen, Gemella morbillorum.
J Pillay, N M van der Linden
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Vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis

, 2012
[extract] INTRODUCTION — Vertebral osteomyelitis was recognized as a distinct clinical entity by Hippocrates and Galen. Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, vertebral osteomyelitis was fatal in approximately 25 percent of affected patients [1 ...
Sexton, Daniel J., McDonald, Malcolm
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Frequency of Discitis in Lumbar Discectomy Patients: A Two Year Study

, 2019
Objective: Aim of conducting the study was to evaluate the incidence of post op discitis in lumbo-sacral disc surgeries.Materials and Methods: This observational prospective study was carried out in Neurosurgery unit Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar ...
UR-REHMAN, RIAZ-, ALI NOMAN, M., Ullah, Sajjad, AYUB, SHAHID, NAWAZ KHAN, MUHAMMAD, NASIR, ATIYA   +5 more
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