Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 7-11 , January 2006

Neuroaugmentation in the management of pelvic pain syndromes

  • Octavio Calvillo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Octavio Calvillo, MD, PhD, 6560 Fannin, Suite 1115, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Uriah Guevara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Pain Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • Hassan Chahadeh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas

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PII: S1084-208X(06)00005-X

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.02.004

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 7-11 , January 2006

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