Anesth Analg 2000;91:429-431
© 2000 International Anesthesia Research Society
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINE
Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Implantation Complicated by Epidural Lipomatosis
Hussein A. Huraibi, MD*,
Joseph Phillips, MD, PhD ,
Robert J. Rose, MD*,
Henry Pallatroni, MD ,
Heloise Westbrook, MD, PhD*, and
Gilbert J. Fanciullo, MD*
Departments of
*Anesthesiology and
Neurosurgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
Address correspondence to Gilbert J. Fanciullo, MD, Pain Management Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Dr., Lebanon, NH 03756. Address e-mail to Gilbert.J.Fanciullo{at}Hitchcock.org
Implications: Intrathecal baclofen is a useful therapy in patients with spasticity. We describe a patient who underwent an intrathecal pump implant, complicated by epidural lipomatosis that ultimately required a single level laminectomy and fat debulking before successful implantation.
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