Endoscopic ultrasonography guided celiac plexus neurolysis and celiac plexus block in the manangement of pain due to pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 3575-3580

  Michaels, Anthony J ^a   Draganov, Peter V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac plexus; Celiac plexus block; Celiac plexus neurolysis; Endoscopic ultrasound; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; PHENOL;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELIAC PLEXUS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG USE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETHARGY; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLYSIS; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS RESECTION; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMOTHORAX; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOMNOLENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 34547396420     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i26.3575     Document Type: Article

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