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Published on: February 14, 2025
A sheared Racz catheter in cervical epidural space for thirty months: a case report
Jae Hyuk Kang1, Hoon Choi1, Jin Sung Kim2
1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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.

