Ultrasound-guided maxillary nerve block via the pterygopalatine fossa: maxillary artery is the key

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Dec;45(12):1029-1030. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101705. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Authors

Ariana Anugerah¹, Kim Nguyen², Antoun Nader²

Affiliations

¹ Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA [email protected].
² Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 32522863
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101705

No abstract available

Keywords: acute pain; facial pain; nerve block; pain management.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, Conduction*
Humans
Maxillary Artery
Maxillary Nerve / diagnostic imaging
Pterygopalatine Fossa* / diagnostic imaging
Pterygopalatine Fossa* / surgery
Ultrasonography, Interventional