The vertebral artery is unlikely to be the sole source of vascular complications occurring during Stellate ganglion block

Pain Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-30

  Huntoon, Marc A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical; Complex regional pain syndromes; Complications; Imaging; Nerve block; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Sympathectomy; Sympathetic ganglia

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEMATOMA; HOARSENESS; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; SEIZURE; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 77249127912     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2009.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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