surgical neurolysis

Indications

• peripheral neuropathy refractory to medical therapy
• perineural adhesions
• nerve compression

Procedure

• release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally
• stereotactic chemical neurolysis with phenol or ethanol
• surgical lysis of perineural adhesions

More general terms

• neurosurgery

More specific terms

• celiac plexus neurolysis
• cervical/thoracic neurolysis
• lumbosacral neurolysis
• neurolysis of paravertebral facet joint nerve
• peripheral neurolysis
• subarachnoid neurolysis
• surgical neurolysis, celiac plexus
• surgical neurolysis, common plantar digital nerve
• surgical neurolysis, intercostal nerve
• surgical neurolysis, paravertebral facet joint nerve
• surgical neurolysis, pudendal nerve
• surgical neurolysis, superior hypogastric plexus
• surgical neurolysis, trigeminal nerve
• trigeminal neurolysis

Additional terms

• neurolysis