Successful Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pancreatitis and Post-Laminectomy Pain
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2022
Description
Approximately one in five adults in the United States experiences chronic pain. Over the last 50 years, spinal cord stimulation has become increasingly recognized as a minimally invasive, efficacious treatment modality for the management of chronic pain. The authors report a case study of a 46-year-old female in the first documented spinal cord stimulation simultaneously targeting intractable neuropathic and visceral pain caused by post-laminectomy syndrome and chronic pancreatitis, respectively. This case study demonstrates near-total relief of the patient's neuropathic low back/leg pain and visceral epigastric pain, showing evidence of potential clinical usefulness for spinal cord stimulation as a treatment option in patients who present with a combination of visceral and somatic pain symptoms.
Citation Information
Cox, Cody J.; Wilkinson, Michael M.; and Erdek, Michael A., "Successful Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pancreatitis and Post-Laminectomy Pain" (2022). ETSU Faculty Works. 346.
https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works-2/346