Lysis of adhesions and epidural injection of steroid/local anaesthetic during epiduroscopy potentially alleviate low back and leg pain in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-187

  Igarashi, T ^a   Hirabayashi, Y ^a   Seo, N ^a   Saitoh, K ^a   Fukuda, H ^a   Suzuki, H ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epiduroscopy; Complications, lumbar spinal stenosis; Pain, leg; Pain, lower back

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETATE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 4344590761     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh201     Document Type: Article

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