Celiac plexus neurolysis in the management of unresectable pancreatic cancer: When and how?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2186-2192

  Wyse, Jonathan M ^a   Chen, Yen I ^b   Sahai, Anand V ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Celiac plexus neurolysis; Endoscopic ultrasound; Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Opioid; Pain; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CELIAC PLEXUS NEUROLYSIS; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED CELIAC PLEXUS NEUROLYSIS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETHARGY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PAIN; PANCREAS CANCER; PERCUTANEOUS CELIAC PLEXUS NEUROLYSIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; CELIAC PLEXUS; COMPLICATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; NERVE BLOCK; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CELIAC PLEXUS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895876604     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2186     Document Type: Article

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