Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blockade: A Review and Proposed Modification of the Transnasal Technique
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Sphenopalatine ganglion blockade: a review and proposed modification of the transnasal technique.
The sphenopalatine ganglion block has been utilized over the last century for a wide variety of maladies. This paper provides a brief history of the use of the sphenopalatine ganglion block, a review of the sphenopalatine ganglion anatomy, and the diagnoses which currently warrant its use. The traditional transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion block is described and our modification of the traditio...
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عنوان ژورنال: April 2004
سال: 2004
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2004/7/283