Published October 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

A Spectrum of Nerve Injury after Thermal Ablation: A Report of Four Cases and Review of the Literature

  • 1. The University of Texas Medical School (United States)
  • 2. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology (United States)

Description

Thermal ablation is an accepted alternative for the palliation of pain from bone metastases. Although rare, neurologic complications after thermal ablation have been reported. We present four cases, including two cases of rapid reversal of postcryoablation neurapraxia after the administration of steroid therapy, and review the literature

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 1427-1435
ISSN
0174-1551
CODEN
CAIRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45028939
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ABLATION; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; INJURIES; METASTASES; REVIEWS; SKELETON; STEROIDS; THERAPY; VASCULAR DISEASES
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY

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