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Because of advancements in neuromodulation, peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) has been considered a new treatment option for meralgia paresthetica. Newer PNS technology targets peripheral nerves directly yet in a minimally invasive manner. We report a case in which a PNS device provided more than 12 months of complete pain relief in a patient with meralgia paresthetica and helped the patient avoid a neurolysis procedure.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Case Presentation<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A 57-year-old male presented to clinic with a 6-year history of \u201cpainful numbness [and] burning\u201d along the right lateral thigh. He rated his pain as 8 out of 10, which decreased to a rating of 2 out of 10 with the use of gabapentin, but unwanted side effects motivated him to seek alternative treatment. On the basis of his history, physical exam, and imaging results, he was diagnosed with meralgia paresthetica. He was offered neurolysis; however, after seeing a pain specialist, he agreed to the implantation of a SPRINT peripheral nerve stimulator. After the implantation procedure, his pain reduced to 0 out of 10, and his quality of life improved, with better sleep and less somnolence. The device was removed after 60 days, as planned. He continued to have complete resolution of pain at 12 months after the date of device implantation.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>With recent advancements, PNS can be used to treat meralgia paresthetica in an effective yet minimally invasive manner. As newer PNS technology becomes more familiar to physicians and pain specialists, it is likely to be used as a mainstay treatment for meralgia paresthetica.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/pm\/pnaa326","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,28]],"date-time":"2020-08-28T03:50:19Z","timestamp":1598586619000},"page":"213-216","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A New Treatment for Meralgia Paresthetica"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2519-2657","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Brendan","family":"Langford","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"William D","family":"Mauck","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,8]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B1","first-page":"667","article-title":"Ultrasound-guided diagnosis and treatment of meralgia paresthetica","volume":"19","author":"Onat","year":"2016","journal-title":"Pain Physician"},{"issue":"5","key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"931","DOI":"10.1007\/s00701-017-3136-x","article-title":"Evaluating the evidence: Is neurolysis or neurectomy a better treatment for meralgia paresthetica?","volume":"159","author":"Payne","year":"2017","journal-title":"Acta Neurochir"},{"key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1159\/000434651","article-title":"Technology for peripheral nerve stimulation","volume":"29","author":"Parker","year":"2015","journal-title":"Prog Neurol Surg"},{"issue":"1","key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-198264010-00001","article-title":"Long-term pain control by direct peripheral nerve stimulation","volume":"64","author":"Nashold","year":"1982","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"163","DOI":"10.1016\/j.aan.2019.08.010","article-title":"Spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation for painful disorders","volume":"37","author":"Mauck","year":"2019","journal-title":"Adv Anesth"},{"issue":"3","key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"310","DOI":"10.1111\/papr.12856","article-title":"Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for chronic low back pain: prospective case series with one year of sustained relief following short-term implant","volume":"20","author":"Gilmore","year":"2020","journal-title":"Pain Pract"},{"issue":"2","key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"343","DOI":"10.1097\/ALN.0000000000002130","article-title":"Neuroinflammation and central sensitization in chronic and widespread pain","volume":"129","author":"Ji","year":"2018","journal-title":"Anesthesiology"},{"key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B8","first-page":"1022","volume-title":"Morgan and Mikhail\u2019s Clinical Anesthesiology","author":"Madison","year":"2018"},{"volume-title":"StatPearls","year":"2020","author":"Singh","key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B9"},{"volume-title":"StatPearls","year":"2020","author":"Gupton","key":"2021020418555120100_pnaa326-B10"}],"container-title":["Pain Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/academic.oup.com\/painmedicine\/article-pdf\/22\/1\/213\/36196141\/pnaa326.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"syndication"},{"URL":"http:\/\/academic.oup.com\/painmedicine\/article-pdf\/22\/1\/213\/36196141\/pnaa326.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,8]],"date-time":"2021-02-08T12:41:06Z","timestamp":1612788066000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/painmedicine\/article\/22\/1\/213\/5961454"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,8]]},"references-count":10,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,8]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,4]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pm\/pnaa326","relation":{},"ISSN":["1526-2375","1526-4637"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"1526-2375"},{"type":"electronic","value":"1526-4637"}],"subject":[],"published-other":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,1]]},"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,8]]}}}