title: Maxillary antral lavage using inferior meatal cannula anaesthesia.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mochloulis
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hern
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hollis
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Tolley
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine