ArticleInternational neurourology journal2019
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Transgluteal and Finger-Guided Transvaginal Pudendal Nerve Block Techniques: Which One is More Effective?
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- Impact of Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia on Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2025Pooled it
- Catheter-Based Sacral Nerve Block Versus Pudendal Nerve Block in the Treatment of Pudendal Neuralgia: A Randomized Double-Blinded Controlled Trial.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Effect of Pudendal Nerve Block on the Prevention of Postoperative Bladder Spasm and Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort in Male Patients Undergoing Transurethral Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate.Clinical interventions in aging · 2022Trial
- Pre-emptive digitally guided pudendal block after posterior vaginal repair.International urogynecology journal · 2021Trial
- Clinical Features and Prognostic Significance of Pelvic-Perineal Pain in Women with Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis: A Retrospective Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Minimally Invasive Interventional Management of Pudendal Neuralgia: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Development and validation of a pudendal nerve block simulation-based educational intervention.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
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- Clinical indications for image-guided interventional procedures in the musculoskeletal system: a Delphi-based consensus paper from the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)-part VII, nerves of the lower limb.European radiology · 2022Article
- Ultrasound-guided injections in pelvic entrapment neuropathies.Journal of ultrasonography · 2021Article
- Comparison of analgesic effects and postoperative cognitive function following total knee arthroplasty: continuous intravenous infusion of fentanyl vs. ultrasound-guided continuous femoral nerve block with ropivacaine.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposePudendal neuralgia (PN) is a painful and disabling condition, which reduces the quality of life as well. Pudendal nerve infiltrations are essential for the diagnosis and the management of PN. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of finger-guided transvaginal pudendal nerve infiltration (TV-PNI) technique and the ultrasound-guided transgluteal pudendal nerve infiltration (TG-PNI) technique.
methodsForty patients who underwent PNI for the diagnosis of PN were evaluated. Thirty-five of these 40 patients, who were diagnosed as PN, underwent a total of 70 further unilateral PNI. All the patients underwent PNI for twice after the first diagnostic PNI, 1 week apart.
resultsIn the ultrasound (US)-guided TG-PNI group, the success rate was 68.8% (11 of 16) in both "pain in the sitting position" and "pain in the region from the anus to the clitoris." The success rate of blocks in the US-guided TG-PNI group was 75% (12 of 16) in terms of pain during/after intercourse. In the finger-guided TV-PNI group, the success rate was 84.2% in both "pain in the sitting position" and "pain in the region from the anus to the clitoris." The success rate of blocks in the fingerguided TV-PNI group was 89.5% (17 of 19) in terms of pain during/after intercourse. There was no statistically significant difference in the success rate of the 3 assessed conditions between the 2 groups (P>0.05).
conclusionThe TV-PNI may be an alternative to US-guidance technique as a safe, simple, effective approach in pudendal nerve blocks.
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