Percutaneous lumbar sympathetic plexus catheter placement for short- and long-term pain relief: CT technique and results

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 518-523

  Wechsler, Richard J ^a   Frank, Evan D ^a   Halpern, Ethan H ^a   Nazarian, Levon N ^a   Jalali, Shailen ^a   Ratner, Eric R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Catheter and catheters; Computed tomography; Nerves, blockade; Pain; Retroperitoneum

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANALGESIA; CATHETER AND CATHETER; CATHETER PLACEMENT; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NERVE, BLOCKADE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PAIN RELIEF; RETROPERITONEUM;

CATHETERS;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR SYMPATHECTOMY; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031662924     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199807000-00003     Document Type: Article

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