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<p>Chronic pain syndrome is a severe condition that has been recently recognized, and many methods for treating it have been developed. We present a case of using a pudendal nerve block for treating chronic pain after Bartholin cyst removal. A 46-year-old female presented with chronic pain syndrome, lasting eight months following Bartholin cyst removal. Treatment with non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids was unsuccessful, and pudendal nerve block was performed with dexamethasone and ropivacaine. The follow-up continued for a year, and no pain was reported. In cases of pudendal neuralgia, a peripheral pudendal nerve block is effective. Chronic pain syndrome is a complex problem, and a multidisciplinary approach is often required. This case represents the efficacy of pudendal nerve block in chronic pain syndrome after Bartholin cyst removal.</p>
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Chronic pain syndrome is a severe condition that has been recently recognized, and many methods for treating it have been developed. We present a case of using a pudendal nerve block for treating chronic pain after Bartholin cyst removal. A 46-year-old female presented with chronic pain syndrome, lasting eight months following Bartholin cyst removal. Treatment with non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids was unsuccessful, and pudendal nerve block was performed with dexamethasone and ropivacaine. The follow-up continued for a year, and no pain was reported. In cases of pudendal neuralgia, a peripheral pudendal nerve block is effective. Chronic pain syndrome is a complex problem, and a multidisciplinary approach is often required. This case represents the efficacy of pudendal nerve block in chronic pain syndrome after Bartholin cyst removal.

Treating Chronic Pain Syndrome After Vaginal Surgery with a Pudendal Nerve Block

Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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{"article-title":"Treating Chronic Pain Syndrome After Vaginal Surgery with a Pudendal Nerve Block"}

Chronic pain syndrome is a severe condition that has been recently recognized, and many methods for treating it have been developed. We present a case of using...

Treating Chronic Pain Syndrome After Vaginal Surgery with a Pudendal Nerve Block

Published Online: Jul 13, 2022

Page range: 79 - 82

Received: Nov 29, 2021

Accepted: Feb 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2022-0011

Keywords
pudendal nerve block, chronic pain syndrome, Bartholin cyst removal

© 2022 Ivan Tsv. Malkodanski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Treating Chronic Pain Syndrome After Vaginal Surgery with a Pudendal Nerve Block

Published Online: Jul 13, 2022

Page range: 79 - 82

Received: Nov 29, 2021

Accepted: Feb 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2022-0011

Keywordspudendal nerve block, chronic pain syndrome, Bartholin cyst removal

© 2022 Ivan Tsv. Malkodanski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
pudendal nerve block, chronic pain syndrome, Bartholin cyst removal