Phrenic Nerve Injury After Radiofrequency Denervation of the Cervical Medial Branches | Zendy

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Phrenic Nerve Injury After Radiofrequency Denervation of the Cervical Medial Branches

Author(s) -

Van de Perck Frans,

Soetens Filiep,

Lebrun Christophe,

Lataster Arno,

Verhamme Amaury,

Van Zundert Jan

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

pain practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1533-2500

pISSN - 1530-7085

DOI - 10.1111/papr.12398

Subject(s) - medicine , denervation , cervical plexus , cervical nerve , phrenic nerve , pulsed radiofrequency , radiofrequency ablation , cervical vertebrae , surgery , anatomy , nerve root , pain relief , respiratory system , ablation

Radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches is a possible treatment for chronic cervical facet pain syndrome when conservative management has failed. According to the literature, complications after radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches are rare. We report a case of possible phrenic nerve injury after ipsilateral radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches following a posterolateral approach.

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