CT and Fluoroscopy Guided Celiac Ganglion Block.
10.3348/jkrs.1994.30.6.1091
- Author:
Jong Il KIM
;
Byung Young KIM
;
Sun Kyung LIM
;
Dae Ik KWON
;
Hyup AHN
;
Jong Gil LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Ethanol;
Fluoroscopy*;
Ganglia, Sympathetic*;
Humans;
Needles;
Pain, Intractable;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1994;30(6):1091-1095
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects and usefulness of fiuroscopy guided celiac ganglion block after marking of needle path with CT scan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Celiac ganglion block with 100% ethyl alcohol was performed in 50 cancer patients who were inoperable and had intractable abdominal pain. Duration and degree of pain relief after the procedure and its complication were analyzed. RESULTS: Early pain relief was observed in 98% and long term relief in 68% without serious complication. CONCLUSION: Fluoroscopy guided celiac ganglion block after marking of needle path with CT scan was a safe and valuable procedure in relieving intractable pain in terminal cancer patients and reduced the time in the CT room.
