Evaluation of the effects of CT-guided neurolytic celiac block for managing intractable upper abdominal pain

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 313-317

  Lal Dolat Abad, H ^a   Jalali, A ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Neurolytic celiac plexus block; Pancreatic cancer pain

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELIAC PLEXUS; CELIAC PLEXUS BLOCKADE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLYSIS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; SEDATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN;

EID: 33846234267     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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