Korean J Pain.  2022 Jul;35(3):356-357. 10.3344/kjp.2022.35.3.356.

Comments on splanchnic nerve neurolysis via the transdiscal approach under fluoroscopic guidance: a retrospective study

• Silva-Ortiz VM
• Plancarte-Sanchez R
• Hernández-Porras BC

• KMID: 2530992
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2022.35.3.356

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Initial access visualizing the space between the rib and the superior articular process. With the permission of the patient.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Lateral view with contrast dye in the anterior vertebral portion. (B) Anteroposterior view with contrast dye limited to the center of the vertebral bodies.

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