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The pudendal nerve block is utilized for a host of gynecological, obstetric and anorectal pain pathology. The pudendal nerve is a mixed sensory-motor nerve, which originates from the spinal rami of spinal nerves, S2-S4. The nerve block has been utilized for patients with pudendal neuralgia, numerous gynecological procedures (second stage of labor, perineal laceration, episiotomy), hemorrhoidectomy, and various urological procedures (e.g, transurethral biopsy).
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Atlas of pain medicine procedures, Chapter 62: Pudendal nerve block; OB/GYN Hospital medicine, Chapter 69: Pudendal nerve blocks.
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Chaturvedi, R., Reddy, R., Chakravarthy, K. (2022). Neuropathic Pain: Pudendal Nerve Block. In: Banik, R.K. (eds) Anesthesiology In-Training Exam Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87266-3_61
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