ArticleCardiovascular and interventional radiology2014
Image-guided nerve cryoablation for post-thoracotomy pain syndrome.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Early Percutaneous Cryoablation for Pain Control After Rib Fractures Among Elderly Patients
Treatment of Adult Traumatic Rib Fractures With Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for Pain Control (Trauma-PC2-study)
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Early Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for Pain Control After Rib Fracture for Older Patients: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2026Trial
- Percutaneous cryoneurolysis for intercostal neuralgia due to bifid rib in a pediatric patient.Pediatric radiology · 2026Article
- Innovations in Chronic Pain Treatment: A Narrative Review on the Role of Cryoneurolysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Analgesic Practice Changes Following the Nuss Procedure in Pediatric Patients.The Journal of surgical research · 2023Article
- Cryoablation for Bone and Soft Tissue Lesions in Pediatric Patients: Complications and Preventive Measures.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for Post-Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome: A Case Report.Cureus · 2022Article
- Fast-acting and injectable cryoneurolysis device.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Managing Pain and Discomfort in Children with Cancer.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- Feasibility and efficacy of cryoneurolysis analgesia in robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (CARTS): a pilot study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2022Article
- New Thoracotomy Closure, a Simple Way to Decrease Chronic Post-Operative Pain in Selected Patients-Blinded Prospective Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Cryoanalgesia of the anterior femoral cutaneous nerve (AFCN) for the treatment of neuropathy-mediated anterior thigh pain: anatomy and technical description.Skeletal radiology · 2021Article
- Incidence, Diagnosis, and Management of Neuromas Following Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment: a Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2021Review
- Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Review
- Ablation Techniques in Cancer Pain.Cancer treatment and research · 2021Article
- Cytoreduction for colorectal metastases: liver, lung, peritoneum, lymph nodes, bone, brain. When does it palliate, prolong survival, and potentially cure?Current problems in surgery · 2018Review
- Real-time probe tracking using EM-optical sensor for MRI-guided cryoablation.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2018Article
- MRI-guided cryoablation of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve for the treatment of neuropathy-mediated sitting pain.Skeletal radiology · 2017Article
- The Effect of Pre-Emptive Dexmedetomidine on the Incidence of Post-Thoracotomy Pain Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2016Article
- [Management of delayed complications after esophagectomy].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2015Review
- Percutaneous CT-guided cryoablation for the treatment of refractory pudendal neuralgia.Skeletal radiology · 2015Article
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Abstract
Chronic post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) can cause significant patient distress and is frequently difficult to manage. Percutaneous intercostal nerve (ICN) cryoablation by palpation of surface landmarks can be risky, as inaccurate probe placement can lead to hemo- or pneumothorax. Experience with image-guided ICN cryoablation with treatment planning and device navigation is limited. A patient with intractable PTPS was treated with ICN cryoablation under cone-beam computed tomography guidance with software-assisted needle trajectory planning and ablation zone simulation. This procedure provided the patient ~8 weeks of relief. This case demonstrated that ICN cryoablation is feasible under image guidance with device navigation and ablation simulation and may result in a few months of pain relief in cases of intractable PTPS.
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