Mental nerve block for brachytherapy of lip carcinoma

Authors

  • Jose Vicente Catalá Ripoll Hospital Universitario de Albacete
  • Maria de los Llanos Sánchez López
  • Ana Rodilla Fiz
  • Pablo Cuesta Montero

Abstract

Introduction:

Lip cancer is the most frequent tumor of the oral cavity that affects, above all, the lower lip. Brachytherapy is a unique treatment which is effective in early stages and, as adjuvant therapy to surgery, it is also effective in advanced stages. This technique is a painful process, a reason why deep sedation, intramuscular infiltrations of local anesthetic, and regional anesthesia techniques, among others, have been used.

Objective:

To present a different and scarcely described anesthetic technique as an alternative to reduce the pain of this intervention.

Case presentation:

Patient with lip carcinoma scheduled for brachytherapy. Bilateral mental nerve block is performed in the lower lip.

Conclusions:

This type of block, due to its simplicity and effectiveness, is a useful alternative to deep sedation for brachytherapy in the lower lip.

Keywords: lip cancer; lip brachytherapy; mental nerve block.

 

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Published

2019-11-19

How to Cite

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Catalá Ripoll JV, Sánchez López M de los L, Rodilla Fiz A, Cuesta Montero P. Mental nerve block for brachytherapy of lip carcinoma. Rev Cub Anest Rean [Internet]. 2019 Nov. 19 [cited 2024 Dec. 19];19(2). Available from: https://revanestesia.sld.cu/index.php/anestRean/article/view/589

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2020): May - August

Section

Case reports

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