Pudendal neuralgia, a severe pain syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1663-1668

  Benson, Jesse Thomas ^a   Griffis, Kenneth ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnosis; Outcomes; Pudendal decompression; Pudendal injection; Pudendal neuralgia; Pudendal neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBER; NEURALGIA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINEUM; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AXONS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERINEUM; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 20644454184     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.051     Document Type: Article

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