Neurolytic Blockade of the Ganglion Impar for Relief of Cancer-Related Perianal Pain: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.1997.33.4.750
- Author:
Young Jin KIM
;
Kyung Tae KIM
;
Chan Woo SONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anesthetic techniques, sympathetic block, ganglion impar;
Cancer, rectal;
Pain, cancer
- MeSH:
Ganglion Cysts*;
Humans;
Nerve Block;
Pelvis;
Perineum;
Rectal Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1997;33(4):750-752
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The perineum refers to the anatomical area immediately below the pelvis, and is comprised of diverse anatomic and somatic innervation. Although various interventions have been proposed for the management of intractable cancer-related perineal pain, their efficacy are limited because the target of nerve blocks has focused on somatic rather than sympathetic components. Recently, blockade of the ganglion impar has been introduced as an alternative means of managing intractable neoplastic perineal pain of sympathetic origin. We successfully treated a patient who had suffered from cancer-related intractable perineal pain with ganglion impar block.
