Autonomic blocks
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199586912.003.0011
Stellate ganglion/cervicothoracic sympathetic block 190
Thoracic sympathetic chain blockade 194
Splanchnic nerve ablation with radio-frequency lesioning 198
Coeliac plexus block 208
Lumbar sympathectomy 216
Hypogastric plexus block 220
Ganglion impar block 224
The stellate ganglion block is used for diagnosis and treatment of sympathetically maintained pain in the upper limbs, head, and neck and in disorders related to poor vascularity in these areas....
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