Chronic diarrhea: An uncommon side effect of celiac plexus block

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 205-207

  Chan, Vincent W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC GANGLION; CELIAC PLEXUS; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GANGLION BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCERAL PAIN;

AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; BUPIVACAINE; CELIAC PLEXUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIARRHEA; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 0030053065     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199601000-00036     Document Type: Article

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