Diagnosis and treatment of pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome subtypes: Imaging, injections, and minimal access surgery

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Filler, Aaron G ^a  

^a Institute for Nerve Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance neurography; Nerve decompression; Neuroplasty; Open magnetic resonance imaging guided injection; Outcome study; Pudendal nerve entrapment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 70349225456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC.2009.26.2.E9     Document Type: Article

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