Total Spinal Epidural "Blood Patch" Application Through a Racz Catheter in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension.
Epidural blood patch
Racz catheter
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Journal
World neurosurgery
ISSN: 1878-8769
Titre abrégé: World Neurosurg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101528275
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
23
11
2019
accepted:
29
11
2019
pubmed:
10
12
2019
medline:
26
3
2020
entrez:
10
12
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Epidural "blood patch" (EBP) is a standard treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). In recent years, there are some reports of Racz catheter use for EBP performance at upper cervical spine levels. However, the practical use of Racz catheter for single-entry multisite EBP has never been reported until now. We treated a 60-year-old man diagnosed with SIH presenting with cerebrospinal fluid leaks from the cervical to the sacral segments. We discuss the advantages of the single-entry multisite EBP and the convenience of Racz catheter use in such cases. The Racz catheter can be a convenient means to deliver large-volume EBPs from a single entry point in the treatment of SIH.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Epidural "blood patch" (EBP) is a standard treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). In recent years, there are some reports of Racz catheter use for EBP performance at upper cervical spine levels. However, the practical use of Racz catheter for single-entry multisite EBP has never been reported until now.
CASE DESCRIPTION
METHODS
We treated a 60-year-old man diagnosed with SIH presenting with cerebrospinal fluid leaks from the cervical to the sacral segments. We discuss the advantages of the single-entry multisite EBP and the convenience of Racz catheter use in such cases.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The Racz catheter can be a convenient means to deliver large-volume EBPs from a single entry point in the treatment of SIH.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31816456
pii: S1878-8750(19)33019-0
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.11.169
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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