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Trigeminal Ganglion Block, Trigeminal Ganglion Radiofrequency Ablation and Percutaneous Balloon Compression

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Trigeminal Ganglion ganglion Block block and Radiofrequency radiofrequency Ablation ablation are performed for trigeminal neuralgia. This chapter provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform this intervention safely and shows all the relevant C-arm and needle positions that need to be demonstrated during the Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) exam administered by the World Institute of Pain (WIP). Both native and edited d high- quality images are included, so the fluoroscopy anatomy is more easily understood.

Possible complications of the procedures and common reasons for failure at the FIPP exam are also outlined. Evidence for the procedure is provided based on the available literature reviewed by the Benelux section of WIP and also by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Chair, Swiss Section, World Institute of Pain , Member, Education Committee, World Institute of Pain, Swiss Pain Institute, Interventional Pain Practice in Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Lucian M. Macrea

  2. Past Chair, Board of Sections, World Institute of Pain , Singular Pain Management Center, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Fabricio D. Assis

  3. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Fabricio D. Assis

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Correspondence to Lucian M. Macrea .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Member, Education Committee, World Institute of Pain, Vice Chair, Hungarian Section, World Institute of Pain, St Magdolna Private Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

    Agnes R. Stogicza

  2. Member, Education Committee, World Institute of Pain, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paolo, São Paulo, Brazil

    André M. Mansano

  3. Past Chair, Education Committee, World Institute of Pain, Pain and Headache Center, Eagle River, AK, USA

    Andrea M. Trescot

  4. President-Elect, Past Chair, Examination Board, World Institute of Pain, National Spine and Pain Centers, Shrewsburry, NJ, USA

    Peter S. Staats

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The Trigeminal Diagnostic Block chapter was reviewed by Miles Day; Matthew Rupert; Maarten Van Kleef; Serdar Erdine; Javier De Andres Ares; Andrea M. Trescot; Milan Stojanovic; Peter S. Staats; Agnes R. Stogicza; Andre M. Mansano.

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Macrea, L.M., Assis, F.D. (2020). Trigeminal Ganglion Block, Trigeminal Ganglion Radiofrequency Ablation and Percutaneous Balloon Compression. In: Stogicza, A.R., Mansano, A.M., Trescot, A.M., Staats, P.S. (eds) Interventional Pain . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31741-6_8

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