Erosion of the inferior epigastric artery: A rare complication of intrathecal drug delivery systems

Pain Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 468-470

  Narouze, Samer N ^a   Yonan, Sameh ^a   Kapural, Leonardo ^a   Malak, Osama ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematoma; Inferior epigastric artery; Intrathecal baclofen

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACLOFEN; ENOXAPARIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; ISOPHANE INSULIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPASTICITY; VITAL SIGN;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ABDOMINAL WALL; BACLOFEN; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; GABA AGONISTS; HEMATOMA; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547414395     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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