Interlaminar approach for epiduroscopy in patients with failed back surgery syndrome

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 244-249

  Avellanal, M ^a,b,c   Diaz Reganon, G ^a,b,c  

^a Hospital de Madrid   (Spain)

^b Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidural; Epiduroscopy; Pain, chronic; Radiculopathy; Spinal cord, extradural space

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; HYALURONIDASE; IODIXANOL; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MIXTURE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTROPHY; INFLAMMATION; INTERLAMINAR APPROACH; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR EPIDUROSCOPY; MALE; NEEDLE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STENOSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 47249125682     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen165     Document Type: Article

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