title: A brief report on a technical description of ultrasound-guided lumbar sympathetic block.
abstract: The lumbar sympathetic ganglion block (LSGB) is widely used for diagnosing and treating sympathetically maintained pain disorders. The LSGB has been conventionally carried out under fluoroscopy or computed tomography guidance. However, as ultrasound technology improved, ultrasound-guided interventions have been expanding their territory to deeper structures. Ultrasound guidance provides many benefits including protecting vascular injection, shortening procedure time in some cases, and reducing the emission of radiation. In this report, we describe a successful case of a US-guided LSGB without major complications. We expect that US-guided LSGBs can be implemented and furnished in the daily outpatient clinical setting by highly trained pain physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jee Youn
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chon
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, OMR, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Sushmitha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dev
keywords: Complex regional pain syndrome; Lumbar sympathetic block; Neuropathic pain; Psoas muscle; Sympathetic block; UItrasonography