Intrathecal granuloma complicating chronic spinal infusion of morphine: Report of three cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 272-276

  Blount, Jeffrey P ^b   Remley, Kent B ^b   Yue, Samuel K ^b   Erickson, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION;

EID: 0030031013     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.84.2.0272     Document Type: Article

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