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celiac plexus block
Indications:
- intractable pain from
- pancreatic cancer
- pancreatitis
Procedure:
- endoscopic, ultrasound-guided injection of local anesthetic into the celiac plexus
Related
celiac plexus neurolysis
General
local anesthesia
References
- Chak A
What is the evidence for EUS-guided celiac plexus block/
neurolysis?
Gastrointest Endosc 2009. 60(2 Suppl) S172-S173
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657954/
- Wong GY, Schroeder DR, Carns PE et al.
Effect of neurolytic celiac plexus block on pain relief,
quality of life, and survival in patients with unresectable
pancreatic cancer: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA 2004 Mar 5; 291:1092
PMID: 14996778