Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
"Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Method of treating pain associated with the sphenopalatine ganglion located in the PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA, posterior to the middle nasal turbinate. The transnasal approach involves application of suitable local anesthetic to the mucous membrane overlying the ganglion.
| Descriptor ID |
D059387
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E03.155.086.711.299.500 E04.525.210.550.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
- Block, Sphenopalatine Ganglion
- Blocks, Sphenopalatine Ganglion
- Ganglion Block, Sphenopalatine
- Ganglion Blocks, Sphenopalatine
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Pterygopalatine Ganglion Block
- Block, Pterygopalatine Ganglion
- Blocks, Pterygopalatine Ganglion
- Ganglion Block, Pterygopalatine
- Ganglion Blocks, Pterygopalatine
- Pterygopalatine Ganglion Blocks
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kent S, Mehaffey G. Transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion block for the treatment of postdural puncture headache in obstetric patients. J Clin Anesth. 2016 Nov; 34:194-6.
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Kent S, Mehaffey G. Transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion block for the treatment of postdural puncture headache in the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov; 33(11):1714.e1-2.