Anatomical and histological classification of the stellate ganglion: implications for clinical nerve blocks
Rarinthorn Samrid, Mona King, Jacie Pujol, Miguel Angel Reina, Joe Iwanaga, R Shane Tubbs · 2024
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Description
Rarinthorn Samrid and colleagues classify the stellate ganglion, a nerve cluster at the front of the first rib, by shape and tissue structure. Doctors block this ganglion for pain care, and blocks can go wrong when its form is not known. The team dissected fifty-nine sides from thirty-one cadavers, photographed each ganglion, then studied samples under the microscope.
Four shapes appeared: spindle in about forty-seven percent, dumbbell in twenty-seven, star in twenty-four, and an inverted L in under two percent. All types held like numbers of nerve cell bodies. One inverted-L case looked fused on the surface yet was split inside. Knowing these forms should sharpen block accuracy and surgical care nearby.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rarinthorn Samrid, Mona King, Jacie Pujol, Miguel Angel Reina, Joe Iwanaga, R Shane Tubbs |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |