The effectiveness of neurolytic block of sphenopalatine ganglion using zygomatic approach for the management of trigeminal neuropathy.

This study was performed to present the outcomes of trigeminal neuropathy management with the application of neurolytic block of sphenopalatine ganglion. This type of procedure is used in cases where pain is not well controlled with medical treatment. Twenty patients were treated with sphenopalatine ganglion neurolysis after their response to pharmacological management was not satisfactory.

5% lidocaine medicated plasters vs. sympathetic nerve blocks as a part of multimodal treatment strategy for the management of postherpetic neuralgia: a retrospective, consecutive, case-series study.

Introduction: 5% lidocaine medicated plasters (5% LMP) have been appointed as a first-line treatment for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), while formerly used sympathetic nerve blocks (SNBs) were recently denied their clinical efficacy. The aim of this study was to compare the results of PHN management with the use of SNBs and 5% LMP as a first-line treatment.

Material And Methods: This study was designed as a retrospective, consecutive, case-series study.

Neurolytic block of ganglion of Walther for the management of chronic pelvic pain.

Here we report on the use of neurolytic block of ganglion impar (ganglion of Walther) for the management of intractable chronic pelvic pain, which is common enough to be recognized as a problem by gynecologists, likely to be difficult to diagnose and even more challenging to manage. Following failure in controlling the symptoms with pharmacological management, nine women underwent neurolysis of the ganglion impar in our Pain Clinic from 2009 to March 2013. The indication for the procedure was chronic pelvic pain (CPP) of either malignancy-related (4) or other origin (5).

[Evaluation of thromboembolic complications in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia with Vascuport catheters].

The aim of the work was to evaluate the safety of Vascuport catheter long-term application in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). 21 children treated in the Department of Pediatric and Hematology in Zabrze were enrolled in the study. Echocardiography and ultrasonography were performed to examine Vascuport catheter in the central vein.

[The complications of the use of hemodialysis catheters in central veins of the upper part of body--own experience].

Catheters with the double lumen are commonly used in order to obtain the temporary access to circulation enabling hemodialysis in patients with renal failure. The placement of catheter in the central vein is not entirely safe procedure. Instead it involves the number of complications connected with both the insertion of catheter and leaving it in the vessel for a longer time.