Ultrasound-Guided Suprazygomatic Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block for Postdural Puncture Headache Resistant to Epidural Blood Patch: A Case Report

• Published in: A&A practice Vol. 18; no. 4; p. e01778
• Main Authors: Alseoudy, Mahmoud M, Abd-Elmoaty, Wael A, Ramzy, Eiad A, Abdelbaser, Ibrahim, El-Emam, El-Sayed M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Anesthetics, Local; Blood Patch, Epidural - methods; Humans; Post-Dural Puncture Headache - etiology; Post-Dural Puncture Headache - therapy; Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block - methods; Ultrasonography, Interventional - adverse effects

Even though epidural blood patch (EBP) is thought to be the definitive treatment for severe cases of postdural puncture headache (PDPH), it may be accompanied by complications like adhesion arachnoiditis, and cauda equina syndrome, especially if the injection is repeated. The sphenopalatine ganglion...