J Korean Pain Soc.  1995 Nov;8(2):312-318.

Stellate Ganglion Phenol Block: Case reports

• Kim DY
• Cho HW
• Oh HK

Abstract

Stellate ganglion block is extensively performed in pain closing to treat a diversity of diseas-es. Stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis, however, has not been not popular because of risk and complications such as: permanent horner's syndrome, hoarseness, pneumothorax and intravascular or intraspinal injection. But Racz recently performed stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis successfully, under fluoroscopic guide, minus significant complications. Three patients were recently treated at our pain clinic by repeated stellate ganglion block with local anesthetics. Patients showed immediate signs of improvement but prolonged pain relief was not achieved. Therefore we reported to performing stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis following Raczs technique. We successfully treated: two cases of reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the upper extremity, and a case of postherpetic neuralgia of jaw, neck and upper chest wall, by stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis, devoid of any significant complications.

Keyword

Stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Postherpetic neuralgia

MeSH Terms

Anesthetics, Local
Hoarseness
Horner Syndrome
Humans
Injections, Spinal
Jaw
Neck
Neuralgia, Postherpetic
Pain Clinics
Phenol*
Pneumothorax
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Stellate Ganglion*
Thoracic Wall
Upper Extremity
Anesthetics, Local
Phenol