The Korean Journal of Pain
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.78-81
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- 1995
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- 2005-9159(pISSN)
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- 2093-0569(eISSN)
The Effect of the Stellate Ganglion Block on Palmar Hyperhidrosis
수장 다한증 환자에서 성상신경절 차단의 효과
- Lee, Seong-Yeon (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Seran Hospital) ;
- Lee, Hyo-Keun (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Seran Hospital) ;
- Chung, So-Young (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Seran Hospital) ;
- Lee, Hee-Jeon (Nam Boo Jeil Neuro-Pain Clinic) ;
- Suh, Young-Sun (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Aju University College of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Chan (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Seran Hospital)
- 이성연 (세란병원 신경통증클리닉) ;
- 이효근 (세란병원 신경통증클리닉) ;
- 정소영 (세란병원 신경통증클리닉) ;
- 이희전 (남부 제일의원 신경통증클리닉) ;
- 서영선 (아주대학교 의과대학 신경통증클리닉) ;
- 김찬 (세란병원 신경통증클리닉)
- Published : 1995.04.15
Abstract
We evaluated the effects of the stellate ganglion block(SGB) on the palmar hyperhidrosis. Ten patients of the palmar hyperhidrosis were taken right and left SGBs, 15 times on each side, total of 30 times, with 1% mepivacaine HCl 5 ml, with no discrimination on sex and age. Although there was a little decrease in the frequency of perspirations on 2 patients after the 15th block, no difference was noted after the overall 30th block at them. None of all 10 patients was satisfied symptomatically and no evidence of decreasing perspiration was found. Conclusively it seems that SGB with 1% mepivacaine HCl 5 ml is not an adequate therapy on the palmar hyperhidrosis even though it diminishes perspiration transiently.