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Radioisotopic control for baclofen pump catheter failure
F Le Breton1, J C Daviet, J Monteil
1Service de Reeducatien, Neurologique Hopital Robert Ballanger, Aulnay sous bois, France.
Study Design:
Case report of Baclofen pump catheter failure investigated by radioisotope injection.
Objectives:
To report a safe and reliable method for evaluating catheter dysfunction.
Setting:
France.
Methods:
Single case report of failure of Baclofen pump investigated by radioisotope injection.
Results:
The injection demonstrated the block in the catheter. The catheter failure was not visualised by plain X-ray nor by filling the pump with radio-opaque solution.
Conclusion:
Catheter failure is a common cause of intrathecal drug delivery problems and may be difficult to diagnose. When catheter disconnection, kink, or dislodgement is not visible on X-ray, radioisotopic control is a safe and reliable method for assessment.