Complications of phenol neuroloysis.
Phenolic stellate ganglion blockade caused triparesis in one patient, and phenolic neurolysis of cervical posterior roots caused respiratory arrest in another. These complications illustrate the dangers of the spread of phenol beyond the intended site of neurolysis with resultant local anesthesia, direct neural damage, vascular damage, and infarcts.
D000368:Aged; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy; D010243:Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D010636:Phenols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D013233:Stellate Ganglion
D010636:Phenols