Letter to the editor: Challenging epidural catheterization in a patient with vertebral metastases

Dogan N. H., KOKAR S., ŞENCAN S., GÜNDÜZ O. H.

Interventional Pain Medicine, cilt.4, sa.3, 2025 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kısa Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100603
  • Dergi Adı: Interventional Pain Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cancer pain, Epidural catheterization
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Epidural analgesia is a valuable modality in managing cancer-related pain, particularly when systemic therapies are insufficient or poorly tolerated. This letter presents a case of technically challenging epidural catheterization in a patient with vertebral metastases, emphasizing the procedural difficulties posed by altered spinal anatomy and prior neuraxial interventions.