Conventional Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation vs Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation of Ganglion Impar in Chronic Perineal Pain of Nononcological Origin | Zendy

Hammad Usmani | Zendy; G. P. Dureja | Zendy; Roshan Andleeb | Zendy; Nazia Tauheed | Zendy; Naiyer Asif | Zendy

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Conventional Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation vs Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation of Ganglion Impar in Chronic Perineal Pain of Nononcological Origin

Author(s) -

Hammad Usmani,

G. P. Dureja,

Roshan Andleeb,

Nazia Tauheed,

Naiyer Asif

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnx244

Subject(s) - pulsed radiofrequency , medicine , radiofrequency ablation , radiofrequency thermocoagulation , visual analogue scale , fluoroscopy , anesthesia , neuromodulation , patient satisfaction , ablation , surgery , ganglion , pain relief , stimulation , trigeminal neuralgia , anatomy

Chronic nononcological perineal pain has been effectively managed by ganglion Impar block. Chemical neurolysis, cryoablation, and radiofrequency ablation have been the accepted methods of blockade. Recently, pulsed radiofrequency, a novel variant of conventional radiofrequency, has been used for this purpose.

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