Intranasal sphenopalatine ganglion block: minimally invasive pharmacotherapy for refractory facial and headache pain

Christian Obah; Perry G Fine

Intranasal sphenopalatine ganglion block: minimally invasive pharmacotherapy for refractory facial and headache pain

J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2006;20(3):57-9.

Authors

Christian Obah¹, Perry G Fine

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Pain Research Center, Suite 200, 615 Arapeen Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.

PMID: 16931483

Abstract

Facial pain and headache of various etiologies are oftentimes unresponsive to conventional therapies. Transnasal sphenopalatine gangion block provides a safe, low-cost, therapy that, if effective, oftentimes can be self-administered for pain relief.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Intranasal
Anesthetics, Local* / administration & dosage
Autonomic Nerve Block / methods*
Facial Pain / drug therapy*
Female
Ganglia, Parasympathetic / drug effects*
Headache / drug therapy*
Humans
Lidocaine* / administration & dosage
Sphenoid Sinus / innervation

Substances

Anesthetics, Local
Lidocaine