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Ugeskrift for laeger · Dec 2014
Review[Endoscopic ultrasound-guided coeliac plexus neurolysis to reduce pain in patients with pancreatic cancer].
- Andreas Slot Vilmann, John Gésdal Karstensen, Irina Cherciu, and Peter Vilmann.
- Kirurgisk Afdeling, Nordsjællands Hospital, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hiller ød. andreas.vilmann@gmail.com.
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2014 Dec 8; 176 (50).
AbstractPain is among the most common symptoms in patients with pancreatic cancer and up to 80% require analgesics, most often as opioids. Unfortunately the analgesic effect is frequently insufficient, and increasing doses are required, resulting in unpleasant side effects. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided neurolysis is a well established method to alleviate or reduce pain due to pancreatic cancer with a documented effect in 80% of patients. The aim of this review is to draw attention to endoscopic ultrasound-guided neurolysis and to discuss its potential which may not be fully utilized.
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