The anterior approach for thoracic sympathetic ganglion block using a curved needle

Pain Clinic

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-24

  Elias, Mazin ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglion; Pain; Sympathetic; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; NEEDLE; PAIN; PNEUMOTHORAX; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033989238     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856900750228051     Document Type: Article

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