The Role of Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Block in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Pain

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1200-1204

  Polati, E ^a   Luzzani, A ^a   Schweiger, V ^a   Finco, G ^b   Ischia, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CELIAC GANGLION; CELIAC PLEXUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLYTIC CELIAC PLEXUS BLOCK; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN; VISCERAL PAIN;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; BUPIVACAINE; CELIAC PLEXUS; HUMANS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PREMEDICATION;

EID: 44849092934     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.03.115     Document Type: Article

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