Intranasal sphenopalatine ganglion block: minimally invasive pharmacotherapy for refractory facial and headache pain.
Facial pain and headache of various etiologies are oftentimes unresponsive to conventional therapies. Transnasal sphenopalatine gangion block provides a safe, low-cost, therapy that, if effective, oftentimes can be self-administered for pain relief.
Obah
Christian
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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Pain Research Center, Suite 200, 615 Arapeen Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
Fine
Perry G
PG
D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005726:Ganglia, Parasympathetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000294:innervation
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine