The Korean Journal of Pain

The Korean Pain Society (대한통증학회)
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The Celiac Plexus Block and the Lumbar Sympathetic Ganglion block for the Upper and Lower Abdominal Cancer Pain -7 cases-

상하복부 암성통증에 대한 복강신경총 및 요부교감신경절 차단 -7예 보고-

  • Gill, Hyun-Jue (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoon, Duck-Mi (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Hung-Kun (Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ree, Ye-Chul (Department of Anesthesiology, Minjoong Hospital, Kunkuk University)
  • 길현주 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 윤덕미 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 오홍근 (연세대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 이예철 (건국대학교 민중병원)
  • Published : 1988.12.30
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Abstract

It is well known that the celiac plexus block is specially useful for relieve intractable upper abdominal pain caused by upper abdominal visceral malignancy or upper abdominal metastasis from distant organs. But in cases of lower abdominal or pelvic metastasis from upper abdominal malignancy, the lower abdominal intractable pain is remained after the successful celiac plexus block. We have reported 7 cases of celiac plexus block combined with lumbar sympathetic ganglion block, among the 305 cases of the celiac plexus block from 1968 to Nov. 1987, performed in patients with lower abdominal or back pain due to carcinomatosis of lower abdominal metastatic malignancy, that their results were excellent for pain relief.

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