Celiac plexus block: Evaluation of injectate spread by three-dimensional computed tomography

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 571-573

  Iki, K ^a   Fujita, Y ^b   Inada, H ^a   Satoh, M ^a   Tsunoda, T ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Celiac plexus block; Helical computed tomography; Pancreatic cancer; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC PLEXUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; CELIAC PLEXUS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0038681686     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-002-0066-7     Document Type: Article

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