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Postdural puncture headache with abdominal pain and diarrhea.

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Yang, C-P; Lee, C-H; Borel, CO; Yeh, C-C; Lu, C-H; Wong, C-S; Wu, C-T
Published in: Anesth Analg
March 2005

Dural puncture or a rent in the dura with prolonged cerebrospinal fluid leakage may cause noninfectious arachnoiditis and may be associated with urinary and fecal incontinence. Visceral dysfunction is common for patients with noninfectious arachnoiditis of the lumbosacral nerve roots after dural puncture. We report a case of postdural puncture headache associated with abdominal pain and diarrhea. An epidural blood patch was performed, and all symptoms resolved after 5 days. After exclusion of organic and psychological disorders, this treatment might be considered for patients who are experiencing abdominal pain and diarrhea after dural puncture.

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Published In

Anesth Analg

DOI

ISSN

0003-2999

Publication Date

March 2005

Volume

100

Issue

3

Start / End Page

879 / 881

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Male
  • Humans
  • Headache
  • Diarrhea
  • Blood Patch, Epidural
  • Anesthesiology
  • Adult
  • Abdominal Pain
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
 

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Yang, C.-P., Lee, C.-H., Borel, C. O., Yeh, C.-C., Lu, C.-H., Wong, C.-S., & Wu, C.-T. (2005). Postdural puncture headache with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Anesth Analg, 100(3), 879–881. https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ANE.0000143569.63214.04
Yang, Chih-Ping, Chian-Her Lee, Cecil O. Borel, Chun-Chang Yeh, Chueng-He Lu, Chih-Shung Wong, and Ching-Tang Wu. “Postdural puncture headache with abdominal pain and diarrhea.Anesth Analg 100, no. 3 (March 2005): 879–81. https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ANE.0000143569.63214.04.
Yang C-P, Lee C-H, Borel CO, Yeh C-C, Lu C-H, Wong C-S, et al. Postdural puncture headache with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Anesth Analg. 2005 Mar;100(3):879–81.
Yang, Chih-Ping, et al. “Postdural puncture headache with abdominal pain and diarrhea.Anesth Analg, vol. 100, no. 3, Mar. 2005, pp. 879–81. Pubmed, doi:10.1213/01.ANE.0000143569.63214.04.
Yang C-P, Lee C-H, Borel CO, Yeh C-C, Lu C-H, Wong C-S, Wu C-T. Postdural puncture headache with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Anesth Analg. 2005 Mar;100(3):879–881.

Published In

Anesth Analg

DOI

ISSN

0003-2999

Publication Date

March 2005

Volume

100

Issue

3

Start / End Page

879 / 881

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Male
  • Humans
  • Headache
  • Diarrhea
  • Blood Patch, Epidural
  • Anesthesiology
  • Adult
  • Abdominal Pain
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences