기관지 천식 환자의 치료에 성상신경절 차단 효과 - 3예 보고

Asthma is a disease of the airways that is characterized by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to a multiplicity of stimuli. A number of causes have been postulated for the increased airway reactivity of asthma. However, their basic mechanism remains unknown. The treatment of bronchial asthma is conservative as beta-adrenergic agonist, methyl- xanthines, glucocorticoids, anticholinergics and mast cell stabilizing agent. Stellate ganglion block for the treatment of bronchial asthma has its controversies. Stellate ganglion block was performed for the treatment of 3 patients with bronchial asthma. After stellate ganglion blocks, dyspnea, coughing and wheezing was markedly reduced. Lung function test improved with 1 st case. Two asthma cases were able to discontinue med- ication for asthma. No severe aggrevation of bronchial symptoms were noted after stellate ganglion blocks. It sugRested that stellate ganglion block can be safely performed on bronchial asthmatic pa- tients