Complications of Phenol Neurolysis
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 32 (4) , 226-228
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1975.00490460042004
Abstract
Phenolic stellate ganglion blockade caused triparesis in one patient, and phenolic neurolysis of cervical posterior roots caused respiratory arrest in another. These complications illustrate the dangers of the spread of phenol beyond the intended site of neurolysis with resultant local anesthesia, direct neural damage, vascular damage, and infarcts.Keywords
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