Management of symptomatic intrathecal catheter-associated inflammatory masses

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 190-195

  Tomycz, Nestor D ^a   Ortiz, Veronica ^a   McFadden, Kathryn A ^a   Urgo, Louisa ^a   Moossy, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Intrathecal therapy

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; HYDROMORPHONE; IOHEXOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL CATHETER ASSOCIATED INFLAMMATORY MASS; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 84856452265     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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