Successful treatment by transdermal fentanyl patch for intractable chronic lumbar back pain

We report a case of refractory back pain successfully treated with transdermal fentanyl patch. A 44-year-old woman with low back pain resulting from L3/4 disc degeneration was treated with 1 mg of transdermal fentanyl patch, which decreased pain from 9 to 3 on the numerical rating scale. The patient...

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Published inJournal of Japan Society of Pain Clinicians Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 542 - 545
Main Authors MANABE, Hiroaki, ENDO, Saori, KADOTA, Nami, AKAGI, Yosuke, BABA, Miwa, KOBAYASHI, Yoji
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan Society of Pain Clinicians 2016
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discogenic low back pain
opioid
transdermal fentanyl patch
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Summary:We report a case of refractory back pain successfully treated with transdermal fentanyl patch. A 44-year-old woman with low back pain resulting from L3/4 disc degeneration was treated with 1 mg of transdermal fentanyl patch, which decreased pain from 9 to 3 on the numerical rating scale. The patient underwent spinal surgery of L3/4 fixation 3 months later, and the transdermal fentanyl patch was stopped. A transdermal fentanyl patch may be useful for patients suffering from chronic back pain by disc degeneration.
ISSN:1340-4903
1884-1791
DOI:10.11321/jjspc.16-0002