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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2015; 05(02): 063-065
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1709821
Case Report

ANTERIOR APPROACH CELIAC PLEXUS NEUROLYSIS FOR A PATIENT WITH NECROTISING FASCIITIS OF THE BACK

Manjunath Chikkapillappa Abloodu
1   Associate Professors, Department of Anaesthesiology, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, New BEL road, MSR Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
,
Vinayak Seenappa Pujari
2   Associate Professors, Department of Anaesthesiology, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, New BEL road, MSR Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
,
Tejesh Anandaswamy Channasandra
3   Associate Professors, Department of Anaesthesiology, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, New BEL road, MSR Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
,
Yatish Bevinaguddaiah
4   Associate Professors, Department of Anaesthesiology, M S Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, New BEL road, MSR Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Abstract

Celiac plexus block is a time tested method for management of pain. It is conventionally done via posterior approach. We report successful use of anterior celiac plexus to manage pain in a case of chronic pancreatitis with necrotising fasciitis of the back.

Keywords

Anterior celiac plexus block - Necrotising fasciitis - Fluoroscopy - Neurolysis - Chronic Pancreatitis


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