Hepatic and Splenic Infarction and Bowel Ischemia Following Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis.
- Author:
Hee Yoon JANG
1
;
Sang Woo CHA
;
Byung Hoo LEE
;
Ho Eun JUNG
;
Jin Woo CHOO
;
Yun Ju CHO
;
Hye Young JU
;
Young Deok CHO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Celiac plexus neurolysis; Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration; Infarction and ischemia
- MeSH: Abdominal Pain; Celiac Plexus; Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration; Endoscopy, Digestive System; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Hematemesis; Hemorrhage; Humans; Infarction; Ischemia; Liver; Lung Neoplasms; Nausea; Neoplasm Metastasis; Spleen; Splenic Infarction; Stomach; Stomach Ulcer
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2013;46(3):306-309
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-CPN) is a well-established intervention to palliate malignant pain. We report a patient who developed hepatic and splenic infarction and bowel ischemia following EUS-CPN. A 69-year-old man with known lung cancer and pancreatic metastasis was transferred for debilitating, significant epigastric pain for several months. The patient underwent EUS-CPN to palliate the pain. After the procedure, the patient complained continuously of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting; hematemesis and hematochezia were newly developed. Abdominal computed tomography revealed infarction of the liver and spleen and ischemia of the stomach and proximal small bowel. On esophagogastroduodenoscopy, hemorrhagic gastroduodenitis, and multiple gastric ulcers were noted without active bleeding. The patient expired on postoperative day 27 despite the best supportive care.
