BACKGROUND Stellate ganglion block is usually performed at the transverse process of C6, because the vertebral artery is located anterior to the transverse process of C7. The purpose of this study is to estimate the location of the transverse process of C6 using the cricoid cartilage in the performance of stellate ganglion block. METHODS We reviewed cervical lateral neutral-flexion-extension ...

Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is utilized in the diagnosis and management of various vascular disorders and sympathetically mediated pain in upper extremity, head and neck. The stellate ganglion lies medial to the scalene muscles, lateral to longus coli muscle, esophagus, trachea and recurrent laryngeal nerve, anterior to C7 transverse process and prevertebral fascia, superior to the subclavian...

Objective. To report our successful treatment of acute symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). By the use of stellate ganglion block (SGB) and pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) to the stellate ganglion(SG) , sequentially. Background. A 48-year-old male a victim of armed robbery , who presented with extreme symptoms consistent with the diagnosis of PTSD. He was treated with antianxiety medic...

Patients with congenital QT interval prolongation are at risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. It has been suggested that the susceptibility to arrhythmias in these syndromes may be related to the abnormal dynamics of ventricular repolarisation. The dynamics of ventricular repolarisation, including assessment of the effect of changing heart rate on the QT interval and the duration o...

Recent evidence has suggested that cardiac factors may play a role in the evolution of arterial hypertension. To test the possibility that an increase in cardiac-performance can lead to a sustained increase in systemic blood pressure, we electrically stimulated the left stellate ganglion of six conscious dogs continuously for a 7-day period and monitored cardiac output and arterial blood pressu...

Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is one of the most often used sympathetic blockade procedure. Despite performed by experienced physicians some complications may occur. The right brachial plexus injury was diagnosed in the patient who admitted to orthopedia clinic, with weakness in the right arm, and pain after motor vehicle accident. There was no response to medical treatment of fortyfour-years-o...

Stellate ganglion injections were performed using methylene blue 20 ml in 20 cadavers before postmortem examination. There was spread of solution into the posterior mediastinum and over the apical pleura. There was no spread onto the thoracic sympathetic chain.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Apart from a few case reports, the effectiveness of stellate ganglion block (SGB) as a monotherapy in acute nociceptive pain has not been determined. We aimed to assess the effects of SGB on postoperative pain after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. STUDY DESIGN Randomized, blind, controlled, clinical trial SETTING University Hospital outpatient METHODS Forty-six pa...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Recent studies showed that, in addition to parasympathetic nerves, cervical vagal nerves contained significant sympathetic nerves. We hypothesized that cervical vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) may capture the sympathetic nerves within the vagal nerve and activate the stellate ganglion. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recorded left stellate ganglion nerve activity (SGNA), left...

RATIONALE Thalamic pain is a distressing and treatment-resistant type of central post-stroke pain. Although stellate ganglion block is an established intervention used in pain management, its use in the treatment of thalamic pain has never been reported. PATIENT CONCERNS A 66-year-old woman presented with a 3-year history of severe intermittent lancinating pain on the right side of the face a...