CT-guided alcohol block of the celiac plexus: The abterior approach.
10.3348/jkrs.1993.29.3.471
- Author:
Goo LEE
;
Ho Seong HAN
;
Jin Jong YOU
;
Sung Hoon CHUNG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Celiac Plexus*;
Common Bile Duct;
Humans;
Nerve Block;
Pancreatitis, Chronic
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1993;29(3):471-474
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Since Kappis described percutaneous celiac plexus block in 1914, variations and refinements of his technic have been proposed. Recently, computed tomography (CT) guided nerve block has improved results of the block and made it safer, particularly when neurolytic drugs are injected for the relief of intractable abdominal pain caused by malignancy or chronic pancreatitis. We report a case of CT-guided alcohol block of the celiac plexus with the anterior approach in a patient with a common bile duct carcinoma.
