Revision of a spinal column stimulator lead without lead replacement.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this case report is to describe a technique for percutaneous spinal column stimulator (SCS) revision without lead replacement.


METHODS
A 35-year-old woman with a single-lead SCS implanted for control for left lower extremity pain underwent revision of her SCS lead because of loss of stimulation paresthesia in the area of pain. Using the method described, the lead was revised without lead replacement.


CONCLUSIONS
SCS leads can be revised without placement of a new lead.
Folk
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Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Children's Hospital, Charleston 29425-2207, USA. Jeff5455@aol.com
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D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009339:Needles; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000628:therapy