This study investigate the effect of pre-operative ultrasound guided stellate ganglion block with local anesthetic on the frequency of neuropathic pain syndromes in the first 6-month post cancer breast surgeries with axillary dissection.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Women were eligible if a diagnosis of breast cancer, programmed for breast surgery with axillary dissection, able to understand and willing to follow the study protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal - Local infection at the site of injection - Allergy to study medications - Psychosocial disorders - pts on opioid or antianxiety - Sepsis - Anatomic abnormalities - Systemic anticoagulation or coagulopathy - Inability to comprehend or participate in pain scoring system - Recent myocardial infarction - Pathological bradycardia - Glaucoma * Any contraindication for the multimodal analgesia e.g. (asthmatic patient and use of diclofenac, Diabetic patient and use of steroids)