Why is cauda equina syndrome absolute indication for surgery?
Due to bowel and bladder involvement in cauda equina syndrome…
High risk of neurological involvement like bowel-bladder.
Cauda equina syndrome is a serious neurosurgical emergency that can have devastating long-lasting neurologic consequences. Compression of the cauda equina can result in paralysis of bowel and bladder function. Therefore, it is considered the only absolute indication for surgery in cases of lumbar disc disease.
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