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There is a recognition among pain physicians that in a subset of patients who fail to obtain relief from bilateral celiac plexus block, splanchnic nerve block may provide relief. There is also further rationale for this block; since the splanchnic nerves are in a definable compartment, they are easy to block. Unilateral blocking of splanchnic nerves also helps unilateral pain.
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The author appreciates and acknowledges that the major portion of excerpts in the text and some figures were taken from “Pain-Relieving Procedures: The Illustrated Guide” edited by P. Prithvi Raj and Serdar Erdine, published 2012. A smaller portion of excerpts and a few figures were also taken from “Interventional Pain Management Image Guided Procedures, Edited by P. Prithvi Raj, Leland Lou, Serdar Erdine, Peter S. Staats et al.
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Raj, P.P. (2016). Block and Lesioning of the Splanchnic Nerves. In: Racz, G., Noe, C. (eds) Techniques of Neurolysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27607-6_5
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