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EUS-Guided Celiac Plexus Blockade/Neurolysis

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Patients with chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer often have significant pain that is difficult to control with traditional medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs). Opioids are routinely used to help control the pain, but are often of limited efficacy and are commonly associated with side effects that limit their use. Celiac blockade and neurolysis (for pancreatic cancer pain) has been used with the goal of improving pain control and quality of life while decreasing the risk of opioid-induced side effects.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Larissa L. Fujii-Lau

  2. Division of Gastroenterology, Carolina East, New Bern, NC, USA

    Maurits J. Wiersema

  3. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Maurits J. Wiersema

  4. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Michael J. Levy

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  3. Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer, Houston, TX, USA

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Fujii-Lau, L.L., Wiersema, M.J., Levy, M.J. (2020). EUS-Guided Celiac Plexus Blockade/Neurolysis. In: Kalaitzakis, E., Vilmann, P., Bhutani, M. (eds) Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28964-5_14

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