A spectrum of nerve injury after thermal ablation: a report of four cases and review of the literature.
Thermal ablation is an accepted alternative for the palliation of pain from bone metastases. Although rare, neurologic complications after thermal ablation have been reported. We present four cases, including two cases of rapid reversal of postcryoablation neurapraxia after the administration of steroid therapy, and review the literature.
The University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, Suite MSB 1.150, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Asher
A
Philip
Sanjay
S
Gupta
Kamran
K
Ahrar
Alda L
AL
Tam
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones