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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1688-1273</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anestesia Analgesia Reanimación]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Anest Analg Reanim]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-1273</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad de Anestesiología del Uruguay]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1688-12732016000200018</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Radiofrecuencia pulsada del ganglio de la raíz dorsal en un caso de sindrome radicular lumbosacro crónico refractario a los esteroides epidurales.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Pulsed radiofrequency of dorsal root glanglion a clinical case of chronic lumbosacro syndrome refractory to epidural steroids.]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Surbano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marta]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cristiani]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Federico]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ayala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castromán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pablo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Medicina Departamento y Cátedra de Anestesiología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>18</fpage>
<lpage>30</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-12732016000200018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-12732016000200018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-12732016000200018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Las inyecciones epidurales de esteroides son frecuentemente indicadas en el sindrome radicular lumbosacro, producido por hernias de disco, protrusiones discales o estenosis del canal, cuando éste no responde al tratamiento no intervencionista. Sin embargo, por distintas causas, aproximadamente 20% de los pacientes no responden a estas inyecciones, quedando pocas opciones terapéuticas disponibles. La radiofrecuencia pulsada del Ganglio de la Raíz Dorsal de las raíces afectadas es una alternativa válida para tratar el sindrome cuando es refractario al tratamiento con inyecciones epidurales de esteroides, en caso de que la cirugía de columna no está indicada o se prefiera evitar. Se presenta un caso clínico de un sindrome radicular lumbosacro refractario, causado por protrusiones discales lumbares, donde se utilizó la radiofrecuencia pulsada del ganglio de la raíz dorsal con buenos resultados, evaluados mediante el Inventario Abreviado del Dolor (Brief Pain Inventory).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary Lumbosacral radicular syndrome, produced by discs herniations, discs protrusions or spinal stenosis is frequently treated by injecting steroids in the epidural space. However, 20% of the patients are resistant to this treatment, so few therapeutics options for them are left. Pulsed radiofrequency of the Dorsal Root Ganglion is a validated therapeutic option, when the syndrome is refractory to epidural steroid injections and spinal surgery is not indicated or elected. We report a clinical case of a lumbosacral radicular syndrome, refractory to epidural steroid injections, successfully treated with pulsed radiofrequency of lumbar Dorsal Root Ganglion, utilizing the Spanish version of the Brief Pain Inventory, as an outcome evaluation tool.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Radiofrecuencia pulsada]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sindrome radicular lumbosacro]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dorsal root ganglion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pulsed radiofrequency]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lumbosacral radicular syndrome]]></kwd>
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