Open AccessCombined percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and cementoplasty for the treatment of extraspinal painful bone metastases: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Andrew Fares,
Mohamed H. Shaaban,
Raafat M. Reyad,
Ahmed Shaker Ragab,
Mohga A. Sami
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the egyptian national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2589-0409
pISSN - 1110-0362
DOI - 10.1016/j.jnci.2018.05.002
Subject(s) - medicine , radiofrequency ablation , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , sedation , oswestry disability index , refractory (planetary science) , adverse effect , percutaneous , bone metastasis , ablation , metastasis , radiology , anesthesia , cancer , low back pain , alternative medicine , nursing , physics , astrobiology , pathology
About 50% of patients with cancer develop bone metastasis mainly presenting with distressing, drug-resistant pain.
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