Splanchnic neurolysis using carbon dioxide as the contrast agent

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-69

  Hirata, Kazuhiko ^a   Higa, Kazuo ^a   Shono, Shinjiro ^a   Hirota, Kazunori ^a   Shinokuma, Tetsuya ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Chronic pancreatitis; Contrast agent; Splanchnic neurolysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FENTANYL; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; PHENOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NEUROLYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SPLANCHNIC NERVE;

EID: 0037267001     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2003.50018     Document Type: Article

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