Cerebellar herniation after cervical transforaminal epidural injection.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to inform readers of potential catastrophic complications associated with performing cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections.

Case Report: A 31-year-old man presented to the pain clinic with a history of cervical radicular pain and right upper-extremity radicular symptoms. He was referred from the orthopedic spine clinic for evaluation for epidural steroid injection, having failed conservative treatment consisting of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, oral steroids, and physical therapy.

Anesthesia services aboard USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20), the only U.S. hospital ship to be deployed in support of combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom, sailed from Baltimore, Maryland, on January 6, 2003, and returned on June 12, 2003.