Double-needle ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of rotator cuff calcific tendinitis: tips & tricks.
Rotator cuff calcific tendinitis is a very common disease and may result in a very painful shoulder. Aetiology of this disease is still poorly understood. When symptoms are mild, this disease may be treated conservatively. Several treatment options have been proposed. Among them, ultrasound-guided procedures have been recently described. All procedures use one or two needles to inject a fluid, to dissolve calcium and to aspirate it. In the present article, we review some tips and tricks that may be useful to improve performance of an ultrasound-guided double-needle procedure.
Servizio di Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30-20097 San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy. io@lucasconfienza.it
Luca Maria
LM
Sconfienza
Sara
S
Viganò
Chiara
C
Martini
Alberto
A
Aliprandi
Pietro
P
Randelli
Giovanni
G
Serafini
Francesco
F
Sardanelli
D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D009339:Needles; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*
D012965:Sodium Chloride