Peripheral nerve stimulation of the thoracic paravertebral plexus for chronic neuropathic pain

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-300

  Hegarty, Dominic ^a   Goroszeniuk, Teodor ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Peripheral nerve stimulation; Persistent post surgical pain; Pneumothorax; Thoracic paravertebral plexus

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASTECTOMY; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE PLEXUS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PNEUMOTHORAX; RIB FRACTURE; THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL PLEXUS; THORACOCENTESIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL NERVES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957855298     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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