EUS-guided celiac plexus block for chronic pancreatitis: a placebo-controlled trial should be the first priority

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 430-431

  Sahai, Anand V ^a   Wyse, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CELIAC PLEXUS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLYSIS; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; BUPIVACAINE; CELIAC PLEXUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75749111002     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.05.009     Document Type: Letter

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