2024
DOI: 10.1213/xaa.0000000000001816
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Phrenic Nerve Block for Diaphragmatic Pain: Case Report

Chanon Thanaboriboon,
Marta A. Vargas,
Konstantinos Alexopoulos
et al.

Abstract: Referred chronic shoulder pain may arise from diaphragmatic irritation. It can potentially be alleviated by blockade of the phrenic nerve. There is literature describing its use in acute pain conditions; yet for chronic pain, there are no reports. We present 2 cases of chronic diaphragmatic irritation causing ipsilateral referred shoulder pain. Patients experienced significant pain relief and a reduction in opioid consumption after receiving an ultrasound-guided phrenic nerve block. While the phrenic nerve blo… Show more

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