Intrathecal morphine therapy-related granulomas: Faster to grow than thought

Neuromodulation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-168

  Jourdain, Vincent ^b   Cantin, Léo ^a,b   Prud'Homme, Michel ^b   Fournier Gosselin, Marie Pierre ^c  

^a Hôpital de l'Enfant Jésus ^*  (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Complications; Infusion pump; Intrathecal granuloma; Intrathecal therapy

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 65349136979     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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