Pain management of pancreatic head adenocarcinomas that are unresectable: Celiac plexus neurolysis and splanchnicectomy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 445-451

  Jones, Wesley B ^a   Jordan, Phillip ^a   Pudi, Maya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GREENVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac plexus; Ganglia sympathetic; Palliative care; Pancreatic cancer; Splanchnic nerves

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELIAC PLEXUS; CELIAC PLEXUS NEUROLYSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEURECTOMY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPLANCHNICECTOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPIC SPLANCHNICECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84995810313     PISSN: 20786891     EISSN: 2219679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.052     Document Type: Review

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