Spinal cord tumor resection is one of the most difficult surgeries in spinal surgery or neurosurgery and carries high risks, which commonly include anesthesia accidents, intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage, spinal cord nerve injury, and postoperative spinal cord edema.
1. Anesthesia accidents: Spinal cord tumor surgery requires general anesthesia, so it is not possible to completely avoid anesthesia accidents, such as malignant hyperthermia, intraoperative hypertension, post-anesthesia aspiration, and allergy to anesthesia drugs.
2. Intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage: spinal cord tumors mostly require stripping the muscle ligaments at the back of the spine, which inevitably causes serious damage to the soft tissues, and the soft tissues next to the vertebrae are rich in blood supply, so it is very easy to cause intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage if not handled correctly, which will lead to hemorrhagic shock, coagulation disorders, compression of the spinal cord by the formation of hematoma, and other serious complications, and in serious cases, can result in the patient’s paralysis or even death.
3. Spinal cord nerve injury: spinal cord tumors will inevitably affect the surrounding normal tissues in the process of resection, and if the operation is not done properly, it will easily cause serious spinal cord injury and lead to paralysis.
4. Postoperative spinal cord edema: spinal cord tumors will inevitably stimulate the surrounding tissues in the process of resection, and spinal cord edema will easily appear after the operation, which can lead to temporary or even permanent neurological impairment in severe cases.
Spinal cord tumor surgery is a very difficult type of surgery, which requires full evaluation, meticulous planning and close cooperation by a professional medical team, so patients are recommended to choose professional hospitals for consultation.