Published October 2013
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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
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)
- Notes
- http://www.springer-ny.com