RF Dorsal Root Ganglion and RF Posterior Primary Lesion in Lateral Decubitus Position

Kim, Yeong Hoon; Kim, Moo Seong; No, Seong Jin; Paeng, Seong Hwa; Pyo, Sae Young; Kim, Yeong Gyun; Lee, Sun Il; Jung, Yong Tae; Jeong, Hae Woong; Sim, Hong Bo

Original article

Journal of the Korean Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2007;3(1):82-84.
Published online June 30, 2007.

RF Dorsal Root Ganglion and RF Posterior Primary Lesion in Lateral Decubitus Position

Yeong Hoon Kim, Moo Seong Kim, Seong Jin No, Seong Hwa Paeng, Sae Young Pyo, Yeong Gyun Kim, Sun Il Lee, Yong Tae Jung, Hae Woong Jeong, Hong Bo Sim

Department of Neurosurgery and Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea

Abstract

Objective
Medicaly disease combined neuropathic pain is sometimes uncontroble to medication. We report percutaneous radiofrequency dorsal root ganglion and primary ramus lesion in neuropathic under lateral decubitus position.
Methods
We have treated 10 patients with RF dorsal root ganglion and posterior primary ramus lesioning from Jung, 2003 to December 2006. Treated patients were 7 lumbar radiculopathys, 1 failed back syndrome, 1 cervical radiculopathy, 1 occipital neurolgia.
Results
Male to female ratio was 5：5, mean age 57.3years (27-70years), mean follow-up：12menths. VAS was decreased from mean 9.5 (9-10) to 4.5 (3-5), there was no complications.
Conclusions
Percutaneous radiofrequency dorsal root ganglion and posterior primary ramus lesioning under lateral decubitus position is good effect, less invasive treatment in severe medical disease combined neuropathic pain patients.

Key Words: Neuropathic pain, Dosal root, Lateral decubitus.