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Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Chronic Postoperative Pain Following Thoracic Surgery: A Pilot Study.

Giuliano Lo BiancoAlfonso PapaGiuseppe GazzerroMarco RispoliDario TammaroMaria Teresa Di DatoFederica VernuccioMichael Schatman
Published in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2020)
Our preliminary results show that DRG-S is an effective therapy for PTPS after thoracic surgery. In addition, thoracic paravertebral blocks performed prior to DRG-S correlated with a positive outcome with treatment.
Keyphrases
  • thoracic surgery
  • postoperative pain
  • spinal cord
  • neuropathic pain
  • spinal cord injury