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DATE PUBLISHED: 2019 Apr
JOURNAL:Anesth Pain Med
PUBMED: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31341828?dopt=Abstract
Volume:9
ISSUE:2
Sensory fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve supply the tonsillar and peritonsillar areas. Thus, bilateral glossopharyngeal nerve block may alleviate post-tonsillectomy pain and improve postoperative analgesia.