Abstract
© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature. To report on a less-invasive technique for replacing a broken lead in a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) device that makes use of St. Jude Medical’s “Epiducer” device. A 53-year-old woman suffered a loss of stimulation on her internal pulse generator (IPG), which was found to have a broken lead. The broken lead was withdrawn using the Epiducer device with minimal invasiveness and without pain. A new lead was put in place, and successful stimulation using the IPG resumed. Follow-up 3 weeks later showed a well-functioning SCS system. An Epiducer can be used to revise the SCS system in a minimal invasive way without a new puncture. Follow-up study of this technique as well as others for revising an SCS system should be encouraged and used in comparison study.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 831-833 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Acta Neurochirurgica |
| Volume | 160 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 21 Feb 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- Epiducer
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Internal pulse generator
- Lower back pain
- Perc-paddle lead
- Revision
- Spinal cord stimulation
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De Coster, O., Forget, P., Moens, M., Matic, M., Choustoulakis, L., & Poelaert, J. (2018). A new minimally invasive technique for lead revision of perc-paddle leads. Acta Neurochirurgica, 160(4), 831-833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3500-5