Multiple Metastatic Brain Tumor: Complicated with Post-dural Puncture Headache : A case report |
Sang Ha Lee, Hyun Soo Jang, Jung Sam Lee, Ok Sik Han, Woo Ri Ryu |
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea. nonpain@paran.com |
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Abstract |
Epidural blood patch is an effective management for treatment of severe post-dural puncture headache. Here we describe a case of a patient with hip fracture, who was complained regarded as having suspicious post-dural puncture headache after epidural anesthesia, but it failed to be treated with 4 times of epidural blood patch, and later was diagnosed with multiple metastatic brain tumor. |
Key Words:
epidural, blood, patch, multiple, metastatic, brain, tumor |
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