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- Grisell Vargas-Schaffer, Michal Nowakowsky, Marzieh Eghtesadi, and Jennifer Cogan.
- From the Departments of *Anesthesiology and †Pharmacology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; ‡Centre Hospitalière Université de Montréal, CRCHUM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; §CHUM Pain Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; ‖Department of Family Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; ¶Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and #Montreal Heart Institute Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- A A Case Rep. 2015 Sep 15;5(6):99-102.
AbstractChronic chest pain is a challenge, and serratus anterior muscle pain syndrome (SAMPS) is often overlooked. We have developed an ultrasound-guided technique for infiltrating local anesthetics and steroids in patients with SAMPS. In 8 patients, the duration of chronic pain was approximately 19 months. Three months after treatment, all patients had experienced a significant reduction in pain. Infiltration for SAMPS confirms the diagnosis and provides adequate pain relief.
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