Fluoroscopy-guided pudendal nerve block and pulsed radiofrequency treatment : A case report / 대한마취과학회지
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
;
: 605-608, 2009.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-100659
ABSTRACT
Pudendal nerve block (PNB) is performed for differential diagnosis and treatment of chronic pelvic and perineal pain. Several block methods, such as transvaginal, transperineal, computerized tomography-, ultrasound- and fluoroscopy-guided approach are currently under practice. Compared to others, a fluoroscopy-guided approach has several advantages, such as its relatively low cost, facility and ease of landmark recognition. We depicted a fluoroscopy-guided PNB technique to selectively block and elaborate a pulsed radiofrequency treatment in a 51-year-old man with chronic pelvic and perineal pain. The patient had undergone a ganglion of impar block with a limited pain relief. Thereafter, a PNB was performed and the pain was relieved significantly for 2 weeks. Further PNB with a pulsed radiofrequency treatment reduced the pain for more than 8 weeks. The pain relief sustained up to the time of this report. The fluoroscopy-guided PNB and pulsed radiofrequency treatment allowed simplicity in manipulation and precision in performing the procedures with a favorable outcome.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Fluoroscopy
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Ganglion Cysts
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Pudendal Nerve
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Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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