The anatomical rationale for an upper limb sympathetic blockade: Preliminary report

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 178-181

  Pather, N ^a,b   Singh, B ^c   Partab, P ^a   Ramsaroop, L ^a   Satyapal, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chronic regional pain syndrome; Stellate ganglion blockade

Indexed keywords

TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; CERVICAL GANGLION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COLORING AGENTS; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RIBS; STELLATE GANGLION; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; UPPER EXTREMITY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 3042842443     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-003-0209-8     Document Type: Article

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