The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure?
Pain management is crucial in health care, especially in India where chronic pain affects millions of individuals. This case report discusses a rural woman with left finger gangrene unresponsive to medical management. She was planned for computed tomography (CT)- guided T2–T3 sympathetic block but w...
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| description | Pain management is crucial in health care, especially in India where chronic pain affects millions of individuals. This case report discusses a rural woman with left finger gangrene unresponsive to medical management. She was planned for computed tomography (CT)- guided T2–T3 sympathetic block but was deferred due to incidental finding of pericardial effusion. Further evaluation revealed that she had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She was subsequently managed with an ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block. This case outlines the importance of thorough preprocedural evaluation and highlights the advantages of CT guidance in preventing complications and facilitating proper intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f86d408f1abe473b8b5cf9cdf404900f2025-01-07T06:39:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pain0970-53332321-78202024-12-0138319920110.4103/ijpn.ijpn_58_24The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure?Kanchan GodaseNivedita PageKashinath BangarCharusheela GaikwadPain management is crucial in health care, especially in India where chronic pain affects millions of individuals. This case report discusses a rural woman with left finger gangrene unresponsive to medical management. She was planned for computed tomography (CT)- guided T2–T3 sympathetic block but was deferred due to incidental finding of pericardial effusion. Further evaluation revealed that she had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She was subsequently managed with an ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block. This case outlines the importance of thorough preprocedural evaluation and highlights the advantages of CT guidance in preventing complications and facilitating proper intervention.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpn.ijpn_58_24computed tomographykuntz nervespericardial effusionsystemic lupus erythematosus |
| spellingShingle | Kanchan Godase Nivedita Page Kashinath Bangar Charusheela Gaikwad The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure? Indian Journal of Pain computed tomography kuntz nerves pericardial effusion systemic lupus erythematosus |
| title | The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure? |
| title_full | The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure? |
| title_fullStr | The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure? |
| title_short | The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure? |
| title_sort | role of ct guidance in t2 t3 sympathetic block overindulgence or essential safety measure |
| topic | computed tomography kuntz nerves pericardial effusion systemic lupus erythematosus |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpn.ijpn_58_24 |
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