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10632556

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
During a study with a scanning electron microscope to evaluate the structure of microspinal catheter after its removal from subarachnoid space, we found an unusual case. The observation with the microscope of the tip of a catheter removed at the end of an operation for hip replacement in a old female showed the presence of grounded particles with a crystal shape covering the outer surface. Further analysis of this material with an Energy-Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) showed that it was barium. The patient performed a large bowel barium enema 8 months earlier for a painful syndrome to the lower abdomen. Authors rule out the contamination from the skin and suggest two possible mechanisms of passage of barium from blood to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and so to the surface of the catheter.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0720-048X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
189-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Unexpected finding of barium sulphate on the surface of a microspinal catheter.
pubmed:affiliation
Scientific Direction, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy. ddeamici@smatteo.pv.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports