Retrograde Intrathecal Drug Delivery: A Report of Three Cases for the Management of Cancer-Related Sacropelvic Pain

Abstract

We report three cases of sacral and pelvic pain resistant to oral medications successfully managed with intraspinal drug delivery through a catheter placed at the intrathecal sacral space to deliver low doses of bupivacaine and fentanyl with local effects.

Keywords:

• cancer pain
• retrograde
• intrathecal
• drug delivery

Acknowledgement

The authors wish to thank the Louise and Alan Edwards Foundation for their generous and unconditional support to the MUHC Cancer Pain Program.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.