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Simplified technique for injection of Botulinum Toxin to Obturator Internus muscle using ultrasound‐guided nerve stimulation for persistent pelvic pain
Author(s) -
Evans Susan Florence,
Porter Justin Matthew
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/ajo.12381
Subject(s) - neurostimulation , medicine , obturator nerve , botulinum toxin , pelvic pain , pelvic floor , ultrasound , nerve stimulation , pudendal nerve , sacral nerve stimulation , surgery , stimulation , anesthesia , radiology
Botulinum toxin (Bo NT ) injections have been used to reduce muscle spasm in the presence of severe pelvic pain. However, while pubococcygeus is easily accessed vaginally, injection to obturator internus is more complex – with variation in operative technique and needle placement confounding the ability to assess outcomes. We describe a simplified technique for Bo NT injection to obturator internus using neurostimulation under ultrasound guidance.

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