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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2020

Epidural Steroid Injection-Induced Pancreatitis: A Case Report.

Kaja Richard, Garrett Waggoner, Matthew Donnan, Kwabena Ayesu, Mario Madruga, Steve J Carlan

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kaja RichardDepartment of Medicine, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA.
Garrett WaggonerDepartment of Medicine, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA.
Matthew DonnanDepartment of Medicine, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA.
Kwabena AyesuDepartment of Medicine, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA.
Mario MadrugaDepartment of Medicine, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA.
Steve J CarlanDivision of Academic Affairs and Research, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA.
Regional Health · USOrlando Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine can be associated with spinal canal and neuroforaminal stenosis, resulting in severe pain. Conservative approaches to treatment are generally recommended initially, especially in the elderly. Epidural corticosteroid injections can provide significant but temporary pain relief and are a commonly performed procedure in pain management. Pancreatitis caused by corticosteroids is unusual and the prognosis typically is good. CASE REPORT A 73-year-old woman presented with severe intractable back pain 1 week after lumbar epidural steroid injection for symptomatic spinal stenosis. Imaging confirmed severe multi-level degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine resulting in severe canal and bilateral neuroforaminal stenosis. Because of abdominal pain and nausea, an abdominal CT and labs were performed, revealing evidence of pancreatic inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Lumbar epidural steroid injection may be a risk factor for developing steroid-induced pancreatitis.

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Injections, EpiduralAgedFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansLow Back PainPancreatitisSpinal StenosisGlucocorticoids

Identifiers

PMID32037393
PMCPMC7032528
OpenAlexW3003081736

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