ArticleSaudi journal of anaesthesia
Efficacy and safety of pulsed radiofrequency and steroid injection for intercostobrachial neuralgia in postmastectomy pain syndrome - A clinical trial.
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- Efficacy and safety of pulsed radiofrequency as a method of dorsal root ganglia stimulation for treatment of non-neuropathic pain: a systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2020Pooled it
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for intercostobrachial nerve syndrome after breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
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- Chinese Association for the Study of Pain: Expert consensus on chronic postsurgical pain.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer is a common neoplastic tumor in women, and the postmastectomy pain syndrome has been reported frequently after surgical treatment. The injury of the intercostobrachial nerve is considered the major cause of this type of pain. PURPOSE: Evaluation of efficacy and safety of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) and steroid injection on the 2 PATIENTS AND
methodsThis study was conducted on 100 patients with ICBN postmastectomy. The PRF waves were applied for 120 s twice on T2 and T3 DRGs then 1 ml of 4 mg dexamethasone and 1 ml of bupivacaine 0.25% were injected at each level then the technique was repeated three times 1 week apart for each patient.
resultsAfter 6 months from the latest intervention, the mean of visual analog scale dropped from 7.48 to 4.7 (
conclusionsPRF and steroid injection on T2 and T3 DRGs assumed an effective and safe method for ICBN postmastectomy treatment.
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