Biplane Fluoroscopy Guided Maxillary Nerve Block and Pulsed Radiofrequency Lesioning of the Mandibular Nerve: A report of two cases.
10.3344/kjp.2005.18.2.279
- Author:
Eun Hyeong LEE
1
;
Sang Ri PAK
;
Ju Yeon JOH
;
Sun Sook HAN
;
Chul Joong LEE
;
Sang Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sangclee@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
biplane fluoroscopy;
mandibular nerve;
maxillary nerve;
pulsed radiofrequency
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Fluoroscopy*;
Head;
Humans;
Mandibular Nerve*;
Maxillary Nerve*;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Trigeminal Nerve;
Trigeminal Neuralgia
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2005;18(2):279-283
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Biplane fluoroscopy is usually used in angiography. Biplane fluoroscopy gives a biplane image with high resolution during the performance of operations. Trigeminal nerve blocks are effective treatment modalities for trigeminal neuralgia, and maxillary nerve block is the most dangerous procedure among them. The anatomic structures can change after head and neck surgery, so the trigeminal nerve block procedures cannot be done so easily. We used biplane fluoroscopy in these difficult cases. Our first case was a 60-year-old man who had undergone maxillary nerve block. The second case was of a 64-year-old man who had pulsed radiofrequency lesioning of mandibular nerve performed after head and neck surgery. With biplane fluoroscopy, we got good results without any complications.
