A novel approach to transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion injection

Pain Physician

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-134

  Yang, Ian Y ^a,b   Oraee, Saeed ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial pain; Headache; Sphenopalatine ganglion block; Transnasal injection

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ERGOT DERIVATIVE; INDOMETACIN; LIDOCAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; ROPIVACAINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FLUOROSCOPY; GANGLION BLOCK; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; MALE; NOSE MUCOSA; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 33646586057     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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