Radiofrequency neurolysis versus local nerve infiltration in 42 patients with refractory chronic inguinal Neuralgia

Pain Physician

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-244

  Kastler, Adrian ^a,b   Aubry, Sebastien ^a,b   Piccand, Veronique ^a   Hadjidekov, Georges ^a   Tiberghien, Florence ^a   Kastler, Bruno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Computed tomography guidance; Iliohypogastric; Ilioinguinal; Infiltration; Neuropathy; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

CORTIVAZOL; LIDOCAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG THERAPY; GENERATOR; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; ILIOHYPOGASTRIC RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROLYSIS; ILIOINGUINAL RADIOFREQUENCY NEUROLYSIS; INGUINAL PAIN; LOCAL NERVE INFILTRATION; NEEDLE; NEURALGIA; NEUROLYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; REFRACTORY CHRONIC INGUINAL NEURALGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADIO WAVES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861899463     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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