Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 171-177, July 2007

Complications of head and neck procedures

  • Samer Narouze, MD, MSc

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Samer N. Narouze, MD, MSc, Pain Management Department/C25, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195.

Pain Management Department, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

Neurologic, vascular, and infectious complications may occur with any nerve block procedure; however, they may lead to devastating outcome in case of head and neck blocks. This report will review the specific complications related to head and neck nerve block procedures with special emphasis on gasserian ganglion, sphenopalatine ganglion, and upper cervical joints procedures. Advances in neuromodulation and its applications in the treatment of intractable headache and facial pain make it necessary to review the possible complications associated with those techniques.

Keywords: Head and neck, Nerve block, Radiofrequency neurolysis, Neuromodulation

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PII: S1084-208X(07)00051-1

doi:10.1053/j.trap.2007.05.011

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 171-177, July 2007

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