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- Gregory S Blaufuss and Trusharth A Patel.
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
- A A Pract. 2019 Aug 1; 13 (3): 85-87.
AbstractPericarditis is a source of chest pain that can be chronic and debilitating. We describe a patient diagnosed with pericarditis with chest pain refractory to medical management. This pain was significantly relieved by a left stellate ganglion block, and a subsequent thoracic chain sympathectomy resulted in 3 months of gradually diminishing relief. Possible reasons for this result may include incomplete transection, a significant contribution of pain signaling from the phrenic and/or vagus nerve, or nerve regeneration. Literature describing these interventional techniques for pericardial pain is sparse, and more research is needed to determine their efficacy in refractory pericardial pain.
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