Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Neurolysis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-247

  Levy, Michael J ^a   Chari, Suresh T ^a   Wiersema, Maurits J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac; Ganglia; Neurolysis; Pain; Pancreatic cancer; Plexus; Splanchnic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BROAD PLEXUS NEUROLYSIS; CANCER PAIN; CELIAC GANGLIA NEUROLYSIS; CELIAC NEUROLYSIS; CELIAC PLEXUS; CELIAC PLEXUS NEUROLYSIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; DRUNKENNESS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEUROLYSIS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; BUPIVACAINE; CELIAC PLEXUS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84861471379     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: 15581950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2012.04.003     Document Type: Review

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