Korean J Anesthesiol.  1998 Dec;35(6):1201-1204. 10.4097/kjae.1998.35.6.1201.

Stellate Ganglion Phenol Block for Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis: A case report

• So KY
• Koog JS
• Kim DY

• KMID: 2237642
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1998.35.6.1201

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common intractable disease, and it's chief complaints are nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sneezing and nasal itching sensation in the order. Many methods have been tried for the management of allergic rhinitis. However, there is no completely satisfactory modality of treatment. A 30 year old male patient suffering from an allergic rhinitis was recently treated at our pain clinic by repeated stellate ganglion block (SGB) with a 1% mepivacaine 5 ml. Patient showed immediate signs of improvement, but prolonged effect was not achieved. Therefore we planned to perform stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis. Under the fluoroscopy, we placed 22 gauge needle at the anterolateral side of the seventh cervical spine and then injected 3% phenol 3.5 ml. One week later, patient's symptoms were improved without any complication. From our experience we conclude that stellate ganglion phenol neurolysis appears to be a good choice for the treatment of the allergic rhinitis.

Keyword

Allergic rhinitis; Stellate ganglion block, phenol, neurolysis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Male
Mepivacaine
Nasal Obstruction
Needles
Pain Clinics
Phenol*
Pruritus
Rhinitis*
Sensation
Sneezing
Spine
Stellate Ganglion*
Mepivacaine
Phenol