Sphenopalatine ganglion block: clinical use in the pain management clinic.
Clinical experience with the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block combined with a review of prior studies led to conducting a retrospective evaluation of four patients with chronic pain treated with the SPG block. The review of case reports suggests the usefulness of SPG blocks in the pain management clinic.
Lebovits
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Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York, Brooklyn.
Alfred
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Lefkowitz
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D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005730:Ganglionic Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy
D005730:Ganglionic Blockers