Maxillary antral lavage using inferior meatal cannula anaesthesia.
Antral puncture and lavage through the inferior meatus is a minor but common otolaryngological procedure, usually performed under local anaesthesia. We describe a new method of introducing local anaesthetic into the inferior meatus, via the use of a soft intravenous cannula connected to a syringe containing 10 per cent cocaine paste. We have called this new technique inferior meatal cannula anaesthesia (IMCA).
Mochloulis
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Department of Otolaryngology, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, UK.
Hern
J D
JD
Hollis
L J
LJ
Tolley
N S
NS
D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D003042:Cocaine