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Refractory late-onset cerebrospinal fluid fistula following mammoplasty: case report of a rare complication [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Mammoplasty is commonly performed under epidural anesthesia combined with intravenous sedation; however, this carries a risk of dural puncture and post-dural puncture headache.
Clara Sanches Bueno +4 more
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Recent update on epidural blood patch [PDF]
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2022 Epidural blood patch (EBP) is the injection of autologous blood into the epidural space with the intent of sealing off a dural tear and stopping the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Hwa Yong Shin
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Timing of Epidural Placement After an Epidural Blood Patch [PDF]
Case Reports in AnesthesiologyEpidural placement is a mainstay in the pain management of patients undergoing brachytherapy treatment of cervical cancer. A significant number of patients undergo multiple treatment cycles over the course of several weeks, necessitating repeated ...
Tara L. Kelly +4 more
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Recurrent Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report of Diagnostic Pitfall of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension and Successful Management With Targeted Epidural Blood Patch [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsSpontaneous intracranial hypotension should be considered in subdural hematoma cases without cerebral trauma or underlying disease, particularly among non‐elderly patients.
Lili Chen, Guangyu Ying, Yucong Peng
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Epidural Blood Patch in a Patient with a Hematological Malignancy
Case Reports in Medicine, 2023 Postdural puncture headache is a frequently encountered complication following procedures such as lumbar puncture, neuraxial anesthesia, or intrathecal drug delivery device implantation.
Ross Barman +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Background and objectives: An epidural blood patch is used to treat postdural puncture and liquor hypotension headache. We report the use of an epidural blood patch in a critical pediatric patient.
Rui Silva +3 more
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BJA Open, 2022 Cerebrospinal fluid leaks after diagnostic lumbar puncture are often treated using an epidural blood patch; however, there are situations in which this may not be a desirable or safe option.
Abhinav Gupta +3 more
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Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2020 We report the case of an 8-year-old child suspected to have postdural puncture headache after multiple lumbar punctures for collection of cerebrospinal fluid for analysis. His symptoms included headache, nonprojectile vomiting, and lethargy.
Adnan Al Wosaibai +2 more
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BMC Neurology, 2021 Background Spontaneous intracranial hypotension and post-dural puncture headache are both caused by a loss of cerebrospinal fluid but present with different pathogeneses.
Gha-Hyun Lee +3 more
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In vivo images of the epidural space with two- and three-dimensional optical coherence tomography in a porcine model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 BACKGROUND:No reports exist concerning in vivo optical coherence tomography visualization of the epidural space and the blood patch process in the epidural space.
Wen-Chuan Kuo +3 more
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