Acupuncture needles causing lumbar cerebrospinal fluid fistula. Case report
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Joel E Ulloth1, Stephen J Haines
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine
|June 15, 2007
Abstract:
Acupuncture is a frequently used adjuvant treatment for chronic pain conditions. The authors report the case of a patient in whom the delayed migration of embedded acupuncture needles into the lumbar spinal canal caused the formation of a cerebrospinal fluid fistula and spine-related headache. The needles were safely removed surgically and the patient improved clinically.