Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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ISSN: 2155-6148
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ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Scott Brancolini
200 Delafield Avenue, Suite 2070, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Tanzania
Case Report
Prolonged Severe Abdominal Pain Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation: A Case Report of Post-Operative Spinal Cord Stimulator
Thoracic Radiculopathy
Author(s): Stanley Ikezi, Scott Brancolini and Scott BrancoliniStanley Ikezi, Scott Brancolini and Scott Brancolini
The use of neuromodulation, specifically spinal cord stimulator, has gained popularity in the management of chronic pain syndromes. Some indications for spinal cord stimulator placement include chronic pain arising from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), neuropathy, and post-laminectomy syndrome. With placement of spinal cord stimulator, there have been poorly described cases of post-operative thoracic radiculopathy as a potential complication. This case report describes a patient with prolonged severe thoracic radiculopathy after undergoing spinal cord stimulator paddle lead placement. The patient is a 52 years old female with a history of worsening low back and leg pain not relieved by conservative measures and back surgeries. She underwent successful percutaneous SCS trial with greater than 80% relief of her symptoms; with subsequent implantation of SCS, paddle lead. In the imm.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000414