Lumbar Sympathetic Block

Chapter

Abstract

Injection of a local anesthetic or neurolytic in the sympathetic ganglia of the lumbar sympathetic trunk.

Keywords

Herpes Zoster Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Transverse Process Sympathetic Trunk Crest Line 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Director of Pain Management Centre DGS – Cologne – HuerthCologne – HuerthGermany

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