Thermocoagulation of the ganglion impar or ganglion of Walther: Description of a modified approach. Preliminary results in chronic, nononcological pain

Pain Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-110

  Reig, Enrique ^a   Abejón, David ^a,c   Del Pozo, Cristina ^b   Insausti, Joaquín ^a,d   Contreras, Rafael ^a  

^a Clinica del Dolor de Madrid   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ganglion impar; Ganglion of Walther; Perineal pain; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCYGEAL BONE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RADIOFREQUENCY; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 27944464092     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2005.05206.x     Document Type: Article

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