Korean J Anesthesiol.
2015 Apr;68(2):196-199. 10.4097/kjae.2015.68.2.196.
A sheared Racz catheter in cervical epidural space for thirty months: a case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. huejung@catholic.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2236163
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2015.68.2.196
Abstract
- Percutaneous epidural neuroplasty may lead to complications such as hematoma, infection, epidural abscess, meningitis, hypotension, respiratory depression, urinary and fecal dysfunction, sexual dysfunction and paresthesia. Other technical complications may include shearing or tearing, misplacement, blockage and migration of the catheter. We report a case of a 41-year-old female patient, who underwent surgical removal of a sheared catheter, which was retained for 30 months after cervical Racz neuroplasty.
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