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Stellate Ganglion Block for Painful Congenital Venous Malformation of the Arm
Author(s) -
Woo Adam,
Tharakan Liza,
Vargulescu Razvan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1111/papr.12296
Subject(s) - medicine , stellate ganglion , ganglion , conservative management , surgery , intervention (counseling) , anesthesia , anatomy , nursing , alternative medicine , pathology
Stellate ganglion block is an established intervention used in pain management settings. Its use in the treatment of congenital venous malformations ( VM ) of the upper limb has never been described. We present a case of ultrasound‐guided stellate ganglion block for a patient who derived excellent relief from pain uncontrolled with conservative and pharmacological methods.
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