Radiofrequency neurolysis in the management of inguinal neuralgia: Preliminary study

Radiology

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 701-707

  Kastler, Adrian ^a,b,c   Aubry, Sébastien ^b,c   Barbier Brion, Benoît ^b,c   Jehl, Jérôme ^b   Kastler, Bruno ^b,c  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL NEURALGIA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NERVE BLOCK; NEURALGIA; NEUROLYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROLYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIO WAVES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857380254     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11110727     Document Type: Article

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