Sympathetic nerve block in the management of chronic pelvic and perineal pain;Les infiltrations du système nerveux sympathique dans la prise en charge thérapeutiques des douleurs pelvipérinéales chroniques

Progres en Urologie

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1124-1131

  Rigaud, J ^a   Delavierre, D ^b   Sibert, L ^c   Labat, J J ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Ganglion Impar; Hypogastric plexus; Infiltration; L2; Lumbar chain; Pain; Pelvic; Radiofrequency; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149466438     PISSN: 11667087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2010.08.047     Document Type: Short Survey

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