Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the pudendal nerve in chronic pelvic pain.

Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the pudendal nerve in chronic pelvic pain.
Anaesthesist. 2016 Jan 26;
Authors: Ozkan D, Akkaya T, Yildiz S, Comert A
Abstract
Chronic pelvic pain is a condition that can be caused by pudendal neuralgia, interstitial cystitis, piriformis syndrome and neuropathy of the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric and genitofemoral nerves. Based on three case reports this article discusses the clinical effectiveness of pulsed high-frequency radiofrequency (PRF) treatment applied to the pudendal nerve under ultrasound guidance in medicinally treated patients with chronic pelvic pain.
PMID: 26811947 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Anaesthesist - January 26, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ozkan D, Akkaya T, Yildiz S, Comert A Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research