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... > Anesthesia and Analgesia > Anesthesia > Anesthesia, Conduction > Nerve Block > Autonomic Nerve Block > Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
... > Surgical Procedures, Operative > Neurosurgical Procedures > Denervation > Nerve Block > Autonomic Nerve Block > Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block

Preferred term

Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Block, Pterygopalatine Ganglion
  • Blocks, Pterygopalatine Ganglion
  • Ganglion Block, Pterygopalatine
  • Ganglion Blocks, Pterygopalatine
  • Pterygopalatine Ganglion Block
  • Pterygopalatine Ganglion Blocks

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2012

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059387

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