Pancreas Cancer - Celiac Plexus Neurolysis

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Case description

Celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) as the method for softening the abdominal pain with celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) connected with pancreatic tumor and other pathologies has been practised for over 100 years. Unfortunately, is usually performed in advanced stages, when analgetic farmacotherapy is ineffective or causes lot of unpleasant side effects. Latterly, the CPN was indertaken commonly under radiographic control, but in the last years it's been performed under endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) management. Reduce of pancreatic cancer related pain has been showed in many tough reaserches, emphasizing the efficiency and safeness of this procedure.

tags: pancreas cancer celiac plexus neurolysis CPN eus endoscopy

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