Celiac plexus block for pancreatic cancer pain: Factors influencing pain, symptoms and quality of life

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1140-1147

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a   Catala, Elena ^b   Arcuri, Edoardo ^c   Casuccio, Alessandra ^d  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer epidemiology; Neurolytic celiac plexus block; Opioids; Pancreatic cancer pain

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CELIAC PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PANCREAS CANCER; PERITONEUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0345275978     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.04.004     Document Type: Article

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