The Korean Journal of Pain

  • 제28권1호
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  • Pages.61-63
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  • 2015
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  • 2005-9159(pISSN)
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  • 2093-0569(eISSN)
대한통증학회 (The Korean Pain Society)
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The Effect of Stellate Ganglion Block on Intractable Lymphedema after Breast Cancer Surgery

  • Kim, Jin (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Park, Hahck Soo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Cho, Soo Young (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Baik, Hee Jung (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Hak (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
  • 투고 : 2014.11.26
  • 심사 : 2014.12.10
  • 발행 : 2015.01.01
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Lymphedema of the upper limb after breast cancer surgery is a disease that carries a life-long risk and is difficult to cure once it occurs despite the various treatments which have been developed. Two patients were referred from general surgery department for intractable lymphedema. They were treated with stellate ganglion blocks (SGBs), and the circumferences of the mid-point of their each upper and lower arms were measured on every visit to the pain clinic. A decrease of the circumference in each patient was observed starting after the second injection. A series of blocks were established to maintain a prolonged effect. Both patients were satisfied with less swelling and pain. This case demonstrates the benefits of an SGB for intractable upper limb lymphedema.

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