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An Intrathecally Located Broken Catheter Used for an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System
The intrathecal drug delivery system (ITDDS), an effective treatment tool for intractable spasticity and pain, is associated with various complications but breakage of the catheter is rare. We report the case of a 50-yr-old man with ITDDS, in whom an intrathecal catheter was severed, resulting in a...
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The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091331 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.10.1278 |
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author | Kim, Jae Hun Nahm, Francis Sangun Chang, Jee Eun Park, Soo Young Kim, Yong Chul Lee, Sang Chul |
author_facet | Kim, Jae Hun Nahm, Francis Sangun Chang, Jee Eun Park, Soo Young Kim, Yong Chul Lee, Sang Chul |
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description | The intrathecal drug delivery system (ITDDS), an effective treatment tool for intractable spasticity and pain, is associated with various complications but breakage of the catheter is rare. We report the case of a 50-yr-old man with ITDDS, in whom an intrathecal catheter was severed, resulting in a 28.6-cm-long intrathecal fragment. The catheter completely retracted into the intrathecal space from the anchor site. The catheter was severed during spine flexion, and the total distal fragment was repositioned in the intrathecal space. Although the outcome of ITDDS was associated with the length or diameter of the broken catheter, no neurologic complications occurred in our patient. Thus, we inserted another catheter instead of removing the old one. Thereafter, the patient has been regularly followed up, and no neurologic complications have developed during the 28 months. |
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spelling | pubmed-34687702012-10-22 An Intrathecally Located Broken Catheter Used for an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Kim, Jae Hun Nahm, Francis Sangun Chang, Jee Eun Park, Soo Young Kim, Yong Chul Lee, Sang Chul J Korean Med Sci Case Report The intrathecal drug delivery system (ITDDS), an effective treatment tool for intractable spasticity and pain, is associated with various complications but breakage of the catheter is rare. We report the case of a 50-yr-old man with ITDDS, in whom an intrathecal catheter was severed, resulting in a 28.6-cm-long intrathecal fragment. The catheter completely retracted into the intrathecal space from the anchor site. The catheter was severed during spine flexion, and the total distal fragment was repositioned in the intrathecal space. Although the outcome of ITDDS was associated with the length or diameter of the broken catheter, no neurologic complications occurred in our patient. Thus, we inserted another catheter instead of removing the old one. Thereafter, the patient has been regularly followed up, and no neurologic complications have developed during the 28 months. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2012-10 2012-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3468770/ /pubmed/23091331 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.10.1278 Text en © 2012 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Kim, Jae Hun Nahm, Francis Sangun Chang, Jee Eun Park, Soo Young Kim, Yong Chul Lee, Sang Chul An Intrathecally Located Broken Catheter Used for an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System |
title | An Intrathecally Located Broken Catheter Used for an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System |
title_full | An Intrathecally Located Broken Catheter Used for an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System |
title_fullStr | An Intrathecally Located Broken Catheter Used for an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System |
title_full_unstemmed | An Intrathecally Located Broken Catheter Used for an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System |
title_short | An Intrathecally Located Broken Catheter Used for an Intrathecal Drug Delivery System |
title_sort | intrathecally located broken catheter used for an intrathecal drug delivery system |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091331 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.10.1278 |
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