Chronic pain management--upper visceral malignancies coeliac plexus block with CT scanning--a case report

Coeliac plexus block has been described more than seventy years ago and is widely used for chronic pain management in upper visceral malignancies. The technique described here is a posterior approach using CT scan guidance with absolute ethyl alcohol. A case illustration of a patient with carcinoma...

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Published inMedical journal of Malaysia Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 277 - 279
Main Authors Choy, Y C, Puvenesvari, S, Samad, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Malaysia 01.09.1998
Subjects
Celiac Plexus - diagnostic imaging
Chronic Disease
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Block - methods
Pain Management
Palliative Care - methods
Pancreatic Neoplasms - therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Coeliac plexus block has been described more than seventy years ago and is widely used for chronic pain management in upper visceral malignancies. The technique described here is a posterior approach using CT scan guidance with absolute ethyl alcohol. A case illustration of a patient with carcinoma of pancreas managed with coeliac plexus block for pain control is presented.
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ISSN:0300-5283