Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Abstract

Computed Tomography Guided Transdiscal Splanchnic Nerve Block for Cancer Pain Treatment - Case Report.

Vakhtang Shoshiashvili, Nino Japharidze, Inga Shoshiashvili, Tamar Rukhadze

Background: The majority of people with cancer will experience pain. Conservative treatment is effective for more then 90% of patients with cancer related pain. Therefore 5-10% of these patients are needing in interventional or surgical pain treatment. Interventional methods are different nerve blocks, neurolysis/ablation, insertion of permanent ports, pumps, stimulation electrodes. Splanchnic/celiac plexus neurolysis is characterizing with high success rate for intractable cancer pain relief.

Published Date: 2020-08-31; Received Date: 2020-08-03