Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Visceral Pain due to Chronic Pancreatitis.
10.3340/jkns.2009.46.2.165
- Author:
Jin Kyung KIM
1
;
Seok Ho HONG
;
Myung Hwan KIM
;
Jung Kyo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jklee@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Visceral pain;
Spinal cord stimulation;
Chronic pancreatitis
- MeSH:
Electrodes;
Emergencies;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Morphine;
Nerve Block;
Pain, Intractable;
Pancreatitis, Chronic;
Spinal Cord;
Spinal Cord Stimulation;
Visceral Pain
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2009;46(2):165-167
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pain caused by chronic pancreatitis is medically intractable and resistant to conventional interventional or surgical treatment. We report a case of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for intractable pain due to chronic pancreatitis. The patient had a history of nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis and multiple emergency room visits as well as repeated hospitalization including multiple nerve block and morphine injection for 3 years. We implanted surgical lead at T6-8 level on this patient after successful trial of percutaneous electrode. The patient experienced a decreased visual analog scale (VAS) scores for pain intensity and amount of opioid intake. The patient was followed for more than 14 months with good outcome and no further hospitalization. From our clinical case, spinal cord stimulation on intractable pain due to chronic pancreatitis revealed moderate pain control outcome. We suggest that SCS is an effective, noninvasive treatment option for abdominal visceral pain. Further studies and long term follow-up are needed to fully understand the effect of SCS on abdominal visceral pain.
