CASE-REPORT IN ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA - CELIAC PLEXUS BLOCKADE IN A7-YEAR-OLD CHILD WITH NEUROBLASTOMA

Authors
STAATS PS KOSTBYERLY S
Citation
Ps. Staats et S. Kostbyerly, CASE-REPORT IN ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA - CELIAC PLEXUS BLOCKADE IN A7-YEAR-OLD CHILD WITH NEUROBLASTOMA, Journal of pain and symptom management, 10(4), 1995, pp. 321-324
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal",Neurosciences
Journal title
Journal of pain and symptom management → ACNP
ISSN journal
08853924
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
321 - 324
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-3924(1995)10:4<321:CIAAA->2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Celiac plexus blockade with ethanol is a widely accepted modality of p ain control for adults with cancer pain. The role of interventional st rategies in children is less well established. A 7-year-old child with abdominal pain secondary to a Wilms tumor was treated with neurolytic celiac plexus blockade. This resulted in control of abdominal pain fo r close to three months. This modality is underutilized and should be considered for children with pain due to upper abdominal malignancy.