The number of people with diabetes worldwide has reached epidemic proportions.Diabetics are well-known to have chronic nerve compressions,and the prevalence of compressions exceeds 50% in those with neuropathy.The los...
The reconstruction of nerve continuity after traumatic nerve injury is the gold standard in hand surgery.Immediate,tension-free,end-to-end nerve suture ensures the best prognosis.The recovery is mostly promising;howev...
The aim of this study was to validate the effectiveness of targeted microsurgical spermatic cord denervation (MSCD) of the trifecta nerve complex in comparison to traditional full MSCD with complete skeletonization of...
Objective: To evaluate the results of neurolysis of the median nerve to the carpal tunnel in patients operated by the mini-open technique. Methods: The prospective study included 68 patients (16 men and 52 women) aged...
Aim:This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of percutaneous computed tomography(CT)-guided neurolysis using continuous radiofrequency for pain reduction in oncologic patients.Methods:Over the course of 16 months,...
For the first several years after its development,endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) was primarily limited to identification of pancreatic malignancies. Since this time, the field of EUS has advanced at a tremendous speed in ...
Celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) has become a minimally invasive approach for the management of patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer and abdominal pain unresponsive to medical treatment. CPN has been shown to ha...
Pain in pancreatic cancer is often a major problem of treatment.Administration of opioids is frequently limited by side effects or insufficient analgesia.Endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis(EUS-CPN)r...
Supported by A grant from the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee Foundation, No. 11D21921605
Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has evolved into a useful therapeutic tool for treating a broad range of tumors since being introduced into clinical practice as a diagnostic modality nearly three decades ago. In part...
Morton’s Neuroma is a common metatarsalgia in athletes created due to the entrapment of the inter-digital nerve inside the transverse inter-metatarsal ligament. The purpose of the present study is to draw the necessa...