d Stomach Pancreas Interventional Methods

Neurolytic Blocks in Stomach, Liver, and Pancreas Cancers

Severe pains can emerge from the early stages of upper abdominal cancers such as those of the stomach, liver, pancreas, and intestines. In this situation, instead of starting with medications as per the ladder system established by the World Health Organization and continuing until medications are insufficient, neurolytic nerve blocks should be applied at an earlier stage. The main reason for this is to allow the necessary interventional methods to be applied with less risk before the anatomy inside the abdomen becomes too distorted.

Neurolytic nerve blocks applied in upper abdominal cancers include:

• Celiac Plexus block
• Splanchnic nerve block