Cryoablation of a nerve section that was damaged during a mastectomy reportedly can reduce associated pain, and could relieve the persistent pain in post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS).
J. David Prologo, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Radiology at the Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, and his colleagues described a successful trial in 14 patients with PMPS, who underwent percutaneous CT scan–guided cryoablation of the intercostobrachial nerve. Level of pain