title: Phrenic Nerve Injury After Radiofrequency Denervation of the Cervical Medial Branches.
abstract: Radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches is a possible treatment for chronic cervical facet pain syndrome when conservative management has failed. According to the literature, complications after radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches are rare. We report a case of possible phrenic nerve injury after ipsilateral radiofrequency denervation of the cervical medial branches following a posterolateral approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, AZ Turnhout, Turnhout, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frans
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van de Perck
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, AZ Turnhout, Turnhout, Belgium.
authors.forename: Filiep
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soetens
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, AZ Turnhout, Turnhout, Belgium.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lebrun
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.|CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arno
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lataster
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis, Ieper, Belgium.
authors.forename: Amaury
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verhamme
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.|Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University Medical Center Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Zundert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002572:Cervical Plexus / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000601:surgery; D015897:Comorbidity; D003714:Denervation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: cervical medial branches; phrenic nerve injury; radiofrequency denervation