Inflammatory mass lesions associated with intrathecal drug infusion catheters: Report and observations on 41 patients

Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 78-86

  Coffey, Robert J ^a   Burchiel, Kim ^b  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Granuloma; Inflammatory mass; Intraspinal drug therapy; Intrathecal catheter; Morphine pump

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CATHETER; CAUDA EQUINA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INFUSION; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLAMMATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC SPINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PAIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036362351     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200201000-00014     Document Type: Review

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