Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency to the ilio-inguinal/iliohypogastric nerves to manage chronic pain after caesarean delivery in a breast-feeding woman

Caesarean delivery is a very common operation worldwide. The procedure leads to a significant incidence of chronic and persistent pain.1 In labouring women the most common nerve injuries are those of the femoral cutaneous and femoral nerve respectively.2 After major pelvic surgery obturator and ilio-inguinal/iliohypogastric (II/IH) nerve injury is the most common postoperative neuropathy.3 The incidence of these latter neuropathies after gynecological surgery or a Pfannenstiel incision has been reported to be 3 –7%.

Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - April 10, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: H.A. Alici, A. Ahiskalioglu, M. Celik, U. Demir, A.M. Yayik Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research