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Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for Intercostal Neuralgia

Kenneth J. Fiala, Joshua M. Martens, Mitchell K. Keith, Adam Ghouse and Alaa Abd-Elsayed
Ochsner Journal June 2023, 23 (2) 159-163; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.22.0087
Kenneth J. Fiala
1University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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Joshua M. Martens
1University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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Mitchell K. Keith
1University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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Adam Ghouse
1University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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Alaa Abd-Elsayed
2Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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