title: [A complication of epidural anaesthesia: the breaking of a catheter].
abstract: We report the breaking of an epidural catheter, which occurred during the procedure of insertion. If such a breaking is a rare event, it is due in this case to an aberrant trajectory of the catheter. By studying the literature, we also analyzed the mechanisms which can lead to the breaking of an epidural catheter. We recommend a precise radiological examination to localise the trapped catheter among the nervous structures.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie-réanimation-urgences, hôpital d'instruction des armées Legouest, 27 avenue de Plantières, BP 10, Metz-Armées, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Plancade
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Villevieille
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boulland
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Landy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001174:Arthrodesis; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006215:Hallux Valgus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications; D015607:Stents