ReviewCureus2022
Fluoroscopy-Guided Splanchnic Nerve Block for Cancer-Associated Pain.
Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06978673 (Comparison of Neurolytic Block Techniques for the Treatment of Abdominal Visceral Pain and Their Influence On The Quality of Life of Patients With Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Comparison of Neurolytic Block Techniques for the Treatment of Abdominal Visceral Pain and Their Influence On The Quality of Life of Patients With Cancer
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Advances in Pharmacologic- and Non-pharmacologic Interventions for Cancer Pain: A Narrative Review.Current treatment options in oncology · 2026Review
- 16. Pain in chronic pancreatitis.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Review
- Splanchnic neurolysis for severe cancer pain caused by abdominal paraaortic lymph node metastasis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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- Radiofrequency ablation of bilateral splanchnic nerves in a 15-year-old patient with visceral abdominal pain cancer.Pain management · 2024Article
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- Clinical Significance of Mean Platelet Volume Combined with Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting the Therapeutic Effect of Splanchnic Neurolysis.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Article
- Two Cases of Splanchnic Nerve Block With Epidural Anesthesia in Patients Unable to Maintain Prone Position Due to Pancreatic Pain.Palliative medicine reports · 2023Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Pain associated with abdominal malignancies or metastasis can be very severe and can be intractable and resistant to conventional pharmacologic therapies. Typically, narcotics and non-narcotics are used in combination to alleviate the cancer pain, but these are often unsuccessful. Neurolysis and radio-frequency ablation of the celiac plexus and splanchnic nerves is being used with great success for management of the pain associated with abdominal malignancies with added advantages of improving quality of life, pain relief and decreased narcotic consumption. The tumor or associated lymphadenopathy may result in distortion of the celiac plexus anatomy, thus making it hard to reach the celiac plexus. In such cases, splanchnic nerve block can be employed with relative ease as compared to celiac plexus block. Given the nature of the debilitating pain associated with these conditions and inadequate pain relief with narcotics, these blocks are a boon in disguise to such patients with altered anatomy. Post administration of the splanchnic block, the functioning and quality of life of patients with abdominal malignancies improve. Hence, these blocks can be used to decrease the morbidity associated with abdominal malignancies.
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