Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Celiac Plexus Block and Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Managing Abdominal Pain Associated With Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer

Kaufman, Marina; Singh, Gurpreet; Das, Sourish; Concha-Parra, Ronald; A. Erber, Jonathan; G. Micames, Carlos; G. Gress, Frank

doi:10.1097/mcg.0b013e3181bb854d

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Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Celiac Plexus Block and Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Managing Abdominal Pain Associated With Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer

Published in Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology • Jan 16, 2010

Authors:

Marina Kaufman

Gurpreet Singh

Sourish Das

Abstract

BACKGROUND/GOALS: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided celiac plexus block (CPB) and celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) have become important interventions in the management of pain due to chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. However, only a few well-structured studies have been performed to evalua...

Subject

Medicine

Pancreatitis

Endoscopic ultrasound

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