ReviewBioMed research international2014
Splanchnicectomy for pancreatic cancer pain.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy in Treatment-Resistant Essential Hypertension: A Novel Approach to Reduce Sympathetic Activity and Blood Pressure.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- Decoding Pancreatic Cancer Pain: From Tumor-Nerve Crosstalk to Targeted Analgesic Strategies.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Review
- Pain Control with Splanchnic Neurolysis in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Unresponsive to Celiac Plexus Neurolysis.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
- Celiac plexus block increases quality of life in patients with pancreatic cancer.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Road map for pain management in pancreatic cancer: A review.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2016Review
- Pancreatic stellate cells contribute pancreatic cancer pain via activation of sHH signaling pathway.Oncotarget · 2016Article
- Fluoroscopy-guided Neurolytic Splanchnic Nerve Block for Intractable Pain from Upper Abdominal Malignancies in Patients with Distorted Celiac Axis Anatomy: An Effective Alternative to Celiac Plexus Neurolysis - A Retrospective Study.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Persistent pain is a serious problem that often contributes to a poor quality of life in pancreatic cancer patients. Medical management by opioid analgesics is often accompanied by side effects and incomplete pain relief. A celiac plexus block is a simple treatment which relieves pain, but the procedure demands a certain degree of proficiency and the duration of the effects obtained can be rather limited. Transhiatal bilateral splanchnicectomy achieves a certain denervation of splanchnic nerves, but it requires a laparotomy. Unilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy is a minimally invasive procedure to cause definite denervation. Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy is recommended for unsatisfactory cases or recurrent pain occurring after the initial unilateral splanchnicectomy. It is important to select the most suitable treatment depending on patients' actual medical state and the predicted outcomes.
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