Ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block in the patients with an atypical neck anatomy

Abstract

We describe, in this case study, ultrasound-guided blocks of the middle cervical and stellate ganglions at the levels of C6 and C7 in five patients with an abnormal neck anatomy.

Keywords

• autonomic nervous system
• stellate ganglion
• ultrasonography
• Doppler effect
• colour flow mapping