title: Extramedullary intrathecal catheter granuloma adherent to the conus medullaris presenting as cauda equina syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UCLA Spine Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Donald C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: Larry T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Khoo
authors.forename: F Michael
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ferrante
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine