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A Novel Multimodal Treatment Method and Pilot Feasibility Study for Vaginismus: Initial Experience With the Combination of Sacral Erector Spinae Plane Block and Progressive Dilatation.
Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05632536 (Comparison of Analgesic Efficacy of Sacral erectOR Spinae Plane Block and Caudal Block in Patients Undergoing Hypospadias Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Comparison of Analgesic Efficacy of Sacral erectOR Spinae Plane Block and Caudal Block in Patients Undergoing Hypospadias Surgery
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Botulinum toxin treatment of refractory vaginismus: a prospective study.International journal of women's dermatology · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks in chronic pain: a narrative review.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2024Review
- Comparison between the Efficacy of Sacral Erector Spina Plane Block and Pudendal Block on Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort: A Prospective Randomized Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Patients' recommendations to improve help-seeking for vaginismus: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- The interrelationship between women's help-seeking experiences for vaginismus and their sense of self: a qualitative study and abductive analysis.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Comparative Study of 150 vs. 200 Units of Botulinum Toxin as Treatment for Vaginismus.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2022Observational
- Sacral Erector Spinae Plane Block Provides Surgical Anesthesia in Ambulatory Anorectal Surgery: Two Case Reports.Cureus · 2021Article
- Ultrasound-guided sacral multifidus plane block for sacral spine surgery: A case report.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
Background Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder, commonly referred to as vaginismus, is a relatively common condition in women of childbearing age and has physical and psychological aspects. Various cognitive and behavioral therapies, dilatators, botulinum injections, and so on have been tried in the treatment. We hypothesize that the combination of sacral erector spinae plane (ESP) block and progressive dilatation treatment increases treatment quality. Methods We performed the sacral ESP block and progressive dilatation, which we added to multimodal treatment for resistant vaginismus cases. After the procedure, all patients were followed up during one menstrual cycle. They were recommended to have sexual intercourse on the day of the procedure. Results In 15 of our treatment-resistant cases, when we added the sacral ESP block, successful penetration after the first block was 73%. Pregnancy occurred in eight patients after the initial one-month follow-up. Four of the 15 patients needed a second block. Conclusions The sacral ESP block added to the multimodal treatment protocol significantly improves treatment quality.
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