Pituitary disease. A pituitary disease is a disorder primarily affecting the pituitary gland. The main disorders involving the pituitary gland are: Overproduction or underproduction of a pituitary hormone will affect the respective end-organ.
Spinal Infusion Pump. Applies to: Neck, Shoulder, Elbow/Hand/Wrist, Back, Hip, Knee. A spinal infusion pump is a device that delivers concentrated amounts of medication into the spinal fluid space through the use of a small catheter.
Spinal anesthesia is slightly different to an epidural in that a smaller needle is used to inject a local anesthetic drug into the spinal fluid. Spinal anesthesia is often used for emergency cesarians as the result is immediate pain relief and loss of sensation.