Inadvertent discogram during epidural steroid injection: a case report.
The obligatory use of fluoroscopy for placement of epidural steroids is controversial. Proponents of the use of fluoroscopy cite studies that report up to 35% rates of inaccurate placement of epidural needles without the aid of fluoroscopic imaging. This case study presents a situation in which a loss-of-resistance technique resulted in an inadvertent discogram.
Schultz
Thomas E
TE
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow, Montana, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000293:injuries*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009192:Myelography; D010147:Pain Measurement; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001623:Betamethasone