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Stellate Ganglion Block

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Stellate ganglion block is performed for facial pain and arm pain, as well as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and ischemia. This chapter provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform this intervention safely and shows all the relevant C-arm and needle positions that need to be demonstrated during the Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) exam administered by the World Institute of Pain (WIP). Both native and edited high-quality images are included, so the fluoroscopy anatomy is more easily understood.

Possible complications of the procedures and common reasons for failure at the FIPP exam are also outlined. Evidence for the procedure is provided based on the available literature reviewed by the Benelux section of WIP and also by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Member, World Institute of Pain Pain Management unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Mahdi Panahkhahi

  2. Member, World Institute of Pain Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed A. R. Nasr

  3. Member, Education Committee, World Institute of Pain, Vice Chair, Hungarian Section, World Institute of Pain St Magdolna Private Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

    Agnes R. Stogicza

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Correspondence to Mahdi Panahkhahi .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Member, Education Committee, World Institute of Pain, Vice Chair, Hungarian Section, World Institute of Pain, St Magdolna Private Hospital, Budapest, Hungary

    Agnes R. Stogicza

  2. Member, Education Committee, World Institute of Pain, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paolo, São Paulo, Brazil

    André M. Mansano

  3. Past Chair, Education Committee, World Institute of Pain, Pain and Headache Center, Eagle River, AK, USA

    Andrea M. Trescot

  4. President-Elect, Past Chair, Examination Board, World Institute of Pain, National Spine and Pain Centers, Shrewsburry, NJ, USA

    Peter S. Staats

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The Stellate Ganglion Block chapter was reviewed by Serdar Erdine; Frank Huygen; Andrea M. Trescot; Milan Stojanovic; Peter S. Staats; Agnes R. Stogicza; Andre M. Mansano

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Panahkhahi, M., Nasr, M.A.R., Stogicza, A.R. (2020). Stellate Ganglion Block. In: Stogicza, A.R., Mansano, A.M., Trescot, A.M., Staats, P.S. (eds) Interventional Pain . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31741-6_7

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