Pulsed radiofrequency lesioning for treatment of chronic breast neuropathic pain after breast reduction: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S238
- Author:
Hyung Tae KIM
1
;
Kwang Yong KIM
;
Yeon Dong KIM
;
Hyun Seog MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast reduction;
Breast surgery;
Chronic pain;
Pulsed radiofrequency
- MeSH:
Breast;
Chronic Pain;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Nerve Block;
Neuralgia;
Pain, Intractable;
Peripheral Nerves;
Spinal Nerves
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2010;59(Suppl):S238-S241
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Breast surgery is a common procedure performed in women. Many women who undergo breast surgery suffer from ill-defined pain syndromes. A nerve block is used in the treatment of the acute and chronic pain, but the effectiveness of the treatment has been limited because of its short duration. Recently, the advent of pulsed radiofrequency lesioning (PRF) has proved a successful treatment for chronic refractory pain involving the peripheral nerves. We experienced a case of a 52-year-old female patient complaining of chronic breast neuropathic pain after breast reduction, which was relieved after PRF lesioning of the 4th thoracic spinal nerve and its root.
