Spinal Cord Stimulation for Testicular Pain

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1435-1438

  Nouri, Kent H ^a   Brish, Eldor L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Pain; CRPS

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; EMLA; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PREGABALIN; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCROTAL PAIN; SEDATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 80052845744     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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