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Somma F, Negro A, Tortora M, Gemini L, Pace G, Fasano F, Piscitelli V, Sicignano C, Prudente M, Falco AD, Villa A, Lugarà M, Pezzullo G, D'Agostino V, Gatta G. Sex life and low back pain: The impact of intradiscal ozone therapy in patients with herniated lumbar disc. Interv Neuroradiol 2023:15910199231183108. [PMID: 37321647 DOI: 10.1177/15910199231183108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVES To assess the improvement of sexual impairment after percutaneous intradiscal ozone therapy in patients complaining of low back pain (LBP) due to lumbar disc herniation. METHODS Between January 2018 and June 2021, 157 consecutive imaging-guided percutaneous intradiscal ozone therapies were performed on 122 patients with LBP and/or sciatic pain due to lumbar disc herniation. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was administered before the treatment and at 1-month and 3-month follow-ups and the ODI Section 8 (ODI-8/sex life) values were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate the improvement of sexual impairment and disability. RESULTS Mean age of patients was 54.63 ± 12.40. Technical success was achieved in all cases (157/157). Clinical success was registered in 61.97% (88/142) of patients at 1-month follow-up and in 82.69% (116/142) at 3-month follow-up. The mean ODI-8/sex life was 3.73 ± 1.29 before the procedure, 1.71 ± 1.37 at 1-month follow up and 0.44 ± 0.63 at 3-month follow-up. Compared to older patients, subjects under 50 years showed a significantly slower recovery of sexual impairment (p = 0.003). The treated levels were L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1 in 4, 116, and 37 patients, respectively. Patients with L3-L4 disc herniation showed less sexual disability at presentation, with a significantly faster improvement of sexual life (p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous intradiscal ozone therapy is highly effective in reducing sexual impairment due to lumbar disc herniation, and the improvement is faster in older patients and in the case of L3-L4 disc involvement.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Somma
- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italia
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neurology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Neuroradiology Unit Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Via Enrico Russo, Napoli, Italia
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italia
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Leoni MLG, Vitali S, Micheli F, Mercieri M, Varrassi G, Casale R, Occhigrossi F, Giordano C. Radiation Exposure during Fluoroscopy-Guided Ozone Chemonucleolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11247424. [PMID: 36556040 PMCID: PMC9781015 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11247424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction: Radiation exposure is a frequent drawback of spinal surgery, even if X-ray guidance plays a pivotal role in improving the accuracy and safety of spinal procedures. Consequently, radiation protection is essential to reduce potential negative biological effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ radiation exposure, the radiation dose emission during fluoroscopy-guided ozone chemonucleolysis (OCN), and the potential role of patient characteristics. Methods: The radiation dose emission reports were retrospectively evaluated in patients who underwent single-level OCN for lumbar disc herniation. A generalized linear model (GLM) with a gamma distribution and log link function was used to assess the association between radiation emission and patients’ characteristics such as age, sex, BMI, level of disc herniation, disc height, and site of disc herniation. Results: Two hundred and forty OCN cases were analyzed. A safe and low level of radiation exposure was registered during OCN. The median fluoroscopy time for OCN was 26.3 (19.4−35.9) seconds, the median radiation emission dose was 19.3 (13.2−27.3) mGy, and he median kerma area product (KAP) was 0.46 (0.33−0.68) mGy ⋅ m2. The resulting KAP values were highly dependent on patient variables. In particular, sex, obesity, and residual disc height < 50% significantly increased the measured KAP, while levels of disc herniations other than L5-S1 reduced the KAP values. Conclusions: The radiation exposure during OCN is low and quite similar to a simple discography. However, patient characteristics are significantly related to radiation exposure and should be carefully evaluated before planning OCN.
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- Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni
- Unit of Interventional and Surgical Pain Management, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physics, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
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- Unit of Interventional and Surgical Pain Management, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Science and Translational Medicine, “La Sapienza” University, 00189 Rome, Italy
- Pain Therapy Unit, Sant’Andrea Hospital, 00189 Rome, Italy
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- Opusmedica Persons, Care & Research-PC&R, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
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- Pain Therapy Department, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physics, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
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Somma F, Negro A, D’Agostino V, Piscitelli V, Pace G, Tortora M, Tortora F, Gatta G, Caranci F. COVID-19 and low back pain: previous infections lengthen recovery time after intradiscal ozone therapy in patients with herniated lumbar disc. Radiol Med 2022; 127:673-680. [PMID: 35536526 PMCID: PMC9088142 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-022-01500-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Purpose To assess and compare the clinical effectiveness of percutaneous intradiscal ozone therapy in patients affected by lumbar disc herniation, with and without history of COVID-19 infection. Materials and Methods After the rising of COVID-19 pandemics in Italy, 47 consecutive percutaneous intradiscal ozone therapies were performed on patients with low back pain and/or sciatic pain due to lumbar disc herniation. Among these, 19 had suffered from COVID-19 and successively recovered with no residual symptoms, while the remaining 28 had not previously been affected by COVID-19 and were not convalescent. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was administered before the treatment and at 1-month and 3-month follow-up in order to assess the clinical outcome. Results The two groups were similar in terms of patient age (p-value 0.54), treated levels (p-value 0.26) and pre-procedure ODI (p-value 0.33). Technical success was achieved in all cases. In patients previously affected by COVID-19, mean ODI decrease was 11.58 ± 9.51 (35.72%) at 1-month follow-up and 20.63 ± 9.87 (63.63%) at 3-month follow-up. In patients never affected by COVID-19, mean ODI decrease was 20.93 ± 10.53 (58.73%) at 1-month follow-up and 22.07 ± 11.36 (61.92%) at 3-month follow-up. Eventually, clinical success was registered in 84.21% (16/19) of patients with history of COVID-19 infection and in 85.71% (24/28) of patients with no history of COVID-19 infection. No major complication was registered. Conclusions In case of lumbar disc herniation treated with percutaneous intradiscal ozone therapy, patients previously affected by COVID-19 showed a significantly longer recovery time.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Somma
- ASL NA 1 Centro, UOC Neuroradiologia, Ospedale del Mare, Via Enrico Russo, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- ASL NA 1 Centro, UOC Neuroradiologia, Ospedale del Mare, Via Enrico Russo, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- ASL NA 1 Centro, UOC Neuroradiologia, Ospedale del Mare, Via Enrico Russo, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- ASL NA 1 Centro, UOC Neuroradiologia, Ospedale del Mare, Via Enrico Russo, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- ASL NA 1 Centro, UOC Neuroradiologia, Ospedale del Mare, Via Enrico Russo, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università Vanvitelli, Via de Crecchio, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università Vanvitelli, Via de Crecchio, 80138 Naples, Italy
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