Lesión vascular durante cirugía discal. Caso clínico y revisión de la literatura

A clinical case of common right iliac artery and vein disruption during posterior L4-L5 discectomy is here discussed. The patient required two vascular interventions. After the surgeries the patient presented a postoperative lower extremity neurologic deficit due to a lumbosacral plexopathy from which she partially recovered during the following months.