J Korean Pain Soc.
1992 May;5(1):103-107.
Thoracic Sympathetic Ganglion Block for Two Patients with Thoracic Cancer Pain: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Abstract
- Thoracic sympathetic ganglion block was not applied routinely because of high incidence of complication such as pneumothorax. We successfully managed a patient with sternal pain and a patient with scapular pain by thoracic sympathetic ganglion block. We concluded that thoracic sympathetic ganglion block was an effective treatment for intractable cancer pain. However precise anatomical knowledgement is esseatial.
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