Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 161-166 , July 2005

Neurolysis of the sympathetic axis for cancer pain management

  • Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, MD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Street, Buffalo, NY 14263.

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PII: S1084-208X(05)00050-9

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2005.06.009

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 161-166 , July 2005

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