Septic bursitis after ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy.
Calcific tendinopathy of the rotator cuff is a common condition. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous aspiration is one of several options to treat this condition. The main advantages of this procedure are short duration, good outcome, and low cost. Furthermore, only minor complications have been reported in the literature, namely, vagal reactions during the procedure and mild postprocedural pain. We report the first case of septic bursitis after ultrasound-guided percutaneous treatment of calcific tendinopathy. Although this is generally considered a very safe procedure, a risk of infection should be taken into account.
Servizio di Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato; Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Piazza Malan 2, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy(∗). Electronic address: io@lucasconfienza.it.
Luca Maria
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Sconfienza
Unità Operativa di Chirurgia dell'Anca, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy(†).
Filippo
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Randelli
Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy(‡).
Silvana
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Sdao
Servizio di Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy(§).
Francesco
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Sardanelli
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; Unità Operativa di Chirurgia della Spalla, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy(¶).
Pietro
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Randelli
D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017006:Rotator Cuff; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide