title: A sheared Racz catheter in cervical epidural space for thirty months: a case report.
abstract: Percutaneous epidural neuroplasty may lead to complications such as hematoma, infection, epidural abscess, meningitis, hypotension, respiratory depression, urinary and fecal dysfunction, sexual dysfunction and paresthesia. Other technical complications may include shearing or tearing, misplacement, blockage and migration of the catheter. We report a case of a 41-year-old female patient, who underwent surgical removal of a sheared catheter, which was retained for 30 months after cervical Racz neuroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Hyuk
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hoon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Kyu
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hue Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Catheters; Complication; Epidural space; Neck
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