Ultrasound-Guided Real-Time Pterygopalatine Block for Analgesia in an Oral Cancer Patient

Oral cancers are one of the most common cancers in India. These patients have pain during the course of the disease. Various drugs including opioid and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug have been used to manage pain. However, these are associated with side effects such as constipation and vomiting...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Nishkarsh, Dattatri, Rohini, Bharati, Sachidanand Jee, Bhatnagar, Sushma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29440818
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_150_17
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Sumario:Oral cancers are one of the most common cancers in India. These patients have pain during the course of the disease. Various drugs including opioid and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug have been used to manage pain. However, these are associated with side effects such as constipation and vomiting. An early interventional block may decrease the requirement for analgesics and improve the overall quality of life. We describe a case of oral carcinoma successfully managed with ultrasound-guided pterygopalatine block.

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