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Epidemiological trends of pyogenic spondylodiscitis in Germany: an EANS Spine Section Study

Scientific Reports, 2023
Pyogenic spondylodiscitis presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In Germany, a comprehensive understanding of its epidemiology and inpatient management outcomes is limited, hindering the optimisation of therapeutic strategies.
Andreas Kramer, Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Jonathan Neuhoff, Hariharan Subbiah Ponniah, Daniele S. C. Ramsay, Andreas K. Demetriades, Benjamin M. Davies, Ehab Shiban, Florian Ringel   +8 more
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Pyogenic spondylodiscitis of the lumbar spine related to anastomotic fistula after surgery for esophageal cancer: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2020
Background Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is an extremely rare complication of esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Case presentation A 70-year-old Japanese man, with a previous medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and ...
Yuichi Akama, Takeshi Matsutani, Nobutoshi Hagiwara, Hiroki Umezawa, Tsutomu Nomura, Hidetsugu Hanawa, Keisuke Mishima, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroshi Yoshida   +8 more
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The Brighton Spondylodiscitis Score Does Not Accurately Predict the Need for Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study in New Zealand

Global Spine Journal, 2022
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: Despite pyogenic spondylodiscitis potentially conferring significant morbidity, there is no consensus on optimal treatment.
Sarah Hunter MBChB, Hasanga Fernando MBChB, Joseph F. Baker MCh, FRCSI   +2 more
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Spondylodiscitis Caused by Enterobacter agglomerans

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016
All over the globe, the incidence of vertebral infection is rising. Nowadays, compared to tuberculous variety, pyogenic spondylodiscitis incidence is high.
Jayaweera Arachchige Asela Sampath Jayaweera, Mahen Kothalawala, Balachandran Devakanthan, Sinnappoo Arunan, Dinithi Galgamuwa, Manori Rathnayake   +5 more
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Outcome of one-stage percutaneous endoscopic debridement and lavage combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021
Background This study assessed the therapeutic effect of one-stage percutaneous endoscopic debridement and lavage (PEDL) combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (PPSF) in the treatment of lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis.
Jianquan Chen, Tianhang Xuan, Yao Lu, Xinyuan Lin, Zhouming Lv, Maoshui Chen   +5 more
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Da Vinci robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal debridement for lumbar septic spondylodiscitis: A two-case report

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
The anterior approach is one of the widely used surgical treatments for lumbar spondylodiscitis, but it has the disadvantages of large trauma and a high incidence of complications.
Jichao Ye, Hao Liu, Xumin Hu, Jinteng Li, Liangbin Gao, Yong Tang   +5 more
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Percutaneous suction and irrigation for the treatment of recalcitrant pyogenic spondylodiscitis

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2018
Background The primary management of pyogenic spondylodiscitis is conservative. Once the causative organism has been identified, by blood culture or biopsy, administration of appropriate intravenous antibiotics is started.
William Griffith-Jones, Luigi Aurelio Nasto, Enrico Pola, Oliver M. Stokes, Hossein Mehdian   +4 more
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Self-expanding oesophageal metallic stent related spinal infection – A difficult case with literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2020
Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis is a common affliction of the spine in which microorganism can spread by either direct or indirect route destroys the disc and vertebral end plates.
Ramachandran Govindasamy, Arunkumar Sekar, Satish Rudrappa, Swaroop Gopal, Gayadhar Behera   +4 more
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Early surgery with antibiotics treatment had better clinical outcomes than antibiotics treatment alone in patients with pyogenic spondylodiscitis: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is a form of spinal infection that can result in severe back pain and even death. However, information is lacking on the relative effectiveness of various therapies.
Tsung-Ting Tsai, Shih-Chieh Yang, Chi-Chien Niu, Po-Liang Lai, Ming-Hsun Lee, Lih-Huei Chen, Wen-Jer Chen   +6 more
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Ruptured mycotic aneurysm of intercostal arteries associated with vertebral osteomyelitis: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2023
Background Here, we report a rare case of massive hemothorax caused by rupture of an intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm associated with pyogenic spondylodiscitis, which was successfully treated with endovascular intervention.
Masatsugu Tsukamoto, Tadatsugu Morimoto, Tomohito Yoshihara, Masaaki Mawatari   +3 more
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