Cryoanalgesia in the management of chronic facial pain.
The results of 85 cryogenic nerve blocks in 43 patients with chronic facial pain over a period of 4 years are reviewed. In 67% of patients with non-herpetic neuralgia the duration of pain relief (median 93 days) exceeded the duration of sensory loss (median 60 days).
D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005156:Facial Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*