celiac plexus neurolysis

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Indications

intractable pain from
- pancreatic cancer
- pancreatitis

Procedure

endoscopic, ultrasound-guided ablation of the celiac plexus by injection of alcohol

More general terms

surgical neurolysis

Additional terms

celiac plexus block

References

↑ Chak A What is the evidence for EUS-guided celiac plexus block/ neurolysis? Gastrointest Endosc 2009. 60(2 Suppl) S172-S173 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657954/

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