Interventional procedure overview of percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of peripheral neuroma for chronic pain
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Description
Neuromas are thickenings of tissue around a nerve. Peripheral neuromas affect nerves outside the brain and spinal cord that can carry pain signals between the brain and the rest of the body. Neuromas can cause chronic pain. In this procedure, a needle-like probe is inserted through the skin (percutaneous). Ultrasound, CT or MRI imaging is used to guide the probe near to the neuroma. The probe freezes the nerve to destroy a small part of it (cryoablation) and stop the pain signals. The nerve will slowly recover and the pain can come back, so the procedure may need to be repeated.
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