Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Ravikiran Nikhade
Jupiter Hospital,
Thane, Maharashtra
India
Case Report
Mental Nerve and Field Blocks for Lip Cancer Radiotherapy: A Case Report
Author(s): Sonali Saraf and Ravikiran NikhadeSonali Saraf and Ravikiran Nikhade
Carcinoma of the lower lip is commonly treated with high dose rate interstitial brachytherapy. Placing catheters to the lip and mentum area in post hemimandibulectomy patient may require general anesthesia considering difficult airway anatomy. We present the use of mental nerve blocks and field block with minimal sedation as an alternative to General anesthesia for placement of Brachytherapy catheters... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000869