Pulsed Radiofrequency of Lumbar Dorsal Root Ganglia for Treatment of Chronic Inguinal Herniorrhaphy Pain - A case report - |
Kang, Seung Hee
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Han, Hyo Jo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Kim, Won Young (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Kim, Dae Young (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Moon, Dong Eon (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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