Open AccessLow incidence of vascular uptake during ganglion impar sympathetic nerve blocks for coccydynia
Author(s) -
Patrick M. Foye,
Woon T K Jason,
Kevin Y Zheng,
Kenneth Leong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/ijri.ijri_302_19
Subject(s) - medicine , coccyx , ganglion , fluoroscopy , radiology , anesthesia , surgery , anatomy , sacrum
Focal sympathetic nerve blocks of the ganglion impar are often effective treatments for coccydynia (coccyx pain) and other pelvic pain syndromes. These injections are generally performed under contrast-enhanced fluoroscopic guidance. Vascular uptake may potentially occur during the injection and vascular uptake rates have been reported for other spinal injections, but never for ganglion impar blocks.