[The efficacy of ultrasound-guided infraorbital nerve block with hockey stick typed probe].
We report a case of ultrasound-guided infraorbital nerve block with a hockey stick typed probe in plane approach. Individual difference of infraorbital anatomy makes it difficult to puncture the infraorbital for a man, and the risks include bleeding, double vision and paranasal sinus puncture. The advantage of ultrasound-guided nerve block has been reported. Compared with conventional land mark method approach, ultrasound technique is thought to be easy to perform, more quickly and safely without any complications. From our results, we have demonstrated that ultrasound-guided infraorbital nerve block assisted by hockey stick typed probe could become one of the safe methods for this purpose.
Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402.
Naoto
N
Iwase
Hidekimi
H
Fukui
Youko
Y
Yuunaiyama
Kouki
K
Kaneko
Kiyoshige
K
Ohseto
Hiroyuki
H
Uchino
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009915:Orbit; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*