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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) occurs when the peripheral nervous system is damaged due to drugs used to treat cancer. When nerves get damaged, sensations in your patients’ skin, muscles, and joints can change, causing pain and difficulty with fine motor skills that can interfere with everyday life. The condition can present as mononeuropathy (one nerve) or polyneuropathy (multiple nerves).
Surgical Breakthroughs for Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy (CIPN)
What is CIPN?
Surgical Treatment for CIPN
Some cases of CIPN disappear or become milder several months to a year after the chemotherapy treatment is complete. However, nerve damage from CIPN can sometimes be permanent. In those instances, your patient may need surgery to reverse the nerve damage and return comfortably to everyday activities. Surgical breakthroughs at The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction can offer solutions for your patients.
The mainstay of surgery for neuropathy involves nerve decompression. By relieving the pressure on the affected nerve, the symptoms are vastly improved in majority of the well-selected cases.
Our Doctors
The surgical team at The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction are leaders in the fields of nerve surgery to treat the side effects of cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy-induced neuropathy:
