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Ultrasound-Guided Groin Stimulation

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Groin neurostimulation or ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and genitofemoral nerve ­stimulation offers the potential for a minimally invasive, low risk, and reversible approach to manage intractable neuropathic pain in the groin and pelvic areas. Recently, the author has been using groin neurostimulation successfully in the treatment of postherniorrhaphy neuropathic pain.

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  1. Rauchwerger JJ, Giordano J, Rozen D, Kent JL, Greenspan J, Closson CW. On the therapeutic viability of peripheral nerve stimulation for ilioinguinal neuralgia: putative mechanisms and ­possible utility. Pain Pract. 2008;8(2):138–143.

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  1. Center for Pain Medicine, Summa Western Reserve Hospitals, 1900 23rd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 44223, USA

    Samer N. Narouze

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    Samer N. Narouze

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Narouze, S.N. (2011). Ultrasound-Guided Groin Stimulation. In: Narouze, S. (eds) Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in Interventional Pain Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1681-5_28

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