Impar Ganglion Block with Combination of Neurolysis Drugs and Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for Perineal Pain

Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Jul-Sep;13(3):838-841. doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_306_16.

Abstract

Since it was first introduced, a variety of modification techniques to block the impar ganglion appear such as transsacrococcygeal ligament technique, sacrococcygeal transdiscal approach, paramedian approach, and a two-needle technique using fluoroscopy or computed tomography scan. For therapeutic purposes, a combination of steroid and local anesthetic, neurolysis agents such as alcohol, phenol, cryolesioning, and heat lesioning using radiofrequency thermocoagulation could be used. Here, we reported a successful outcome in treating chronic perineal pain in a 65-year-old patient using combination of neurolysis agent which was alcohol 96% and radiofrequency thermocoagulation.

Keywords: Alcohol 96%; impar ganglion blocks; neurolysis; radiofrequency thermocoagulation.

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