• Pain Pract · Mar 2008

    Case Reports

    Median arcuate ligament syndrome--a novel treatment using an intrathecal morphine pump to relieve intractable visceral pain.

    • Oren T Guttman, Meg A Rosenblatt, and Timothy Mims.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA. oren.guttman@mssm.edu
    • Pain Pract. 2008 Mar 1;8(2):133-7.

    PurposeMedian arcuate ligament syndrome, which presents with intractable visceral pain, is difficult to both diagnose and treat. This case report describes the first use of an intrathecal morphine pump as an effective therapeutic intervention.Clinical FeaturesWe describe a 39-year-old female who presented with a four-year history of misdiagnosed debilitating abdominal pain. After multiple failed attempts at medical management and surgeries, a trial of intrathecal narcotics provided significant relief. Six months after insertion of an intrathecal morphine pump, the patient was pain-free and had resumed all activities of daily living.ConclusionThe use of an intrathecal narcotic pump should be considered for treatment of patients with intractable visceral pain secondary to median arcuate ligament syndrome.

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