Encapsulated epidural catheter. CT findings.
A case where an encapsulated permanent epidural catheter for continuous analgesia caused pressure on the dural sac is presented. The clinical findings and postmyelographic computerised tomography (CT) imitated an epidural metastasis, until an epidurography via the epidural catheter revealed its true nature.
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Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed