Bilateral transnasal sphenopalatine block for treating postdural puncture headache
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Bilateral transnasal sphenopalatine block for treating postdural puncture headache
puncture headache (PDPH) with great interest. The author has reviewed the literature and has very thoroughly discussed the diagnosis, risk factors, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of PDPH. In this letter, we want to mention another simple technique that can be performed at the bedside or in the outpatient department and is effective at relieving PDPH. The procedure is known as transn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2005-6419,2005-7563
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2018.71.1.73