Prognostic value of positron emission tomography and preoperative CA19-9 in patients treated on a prospective phase II trial of neoadjuvant therapy and surgery. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

March 2, 2004 — Neurolytic celiac plexus block (NCPB) reduces pain for patients with pancreatic cancer but does not improve quality of life (QOL) or survival, according to the results of a randomized ...

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and percutaneous fluoroscopy are both techniques used to guide celiac plexus block for the management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Findings from a ...

A number of different conditions can lead to solar plexus pain. They can range from physical conditions to emotional ones. The solar plexus — also called the celiac plexus — is a complex system of ...

The solar plexus, which doctors call the “celilac plexus,” is ajuncture point of nerves in the abdomen, near the stomach. Mysticshave claimed it is the center of intuition and seat of emotions.But ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided intervention has opened a new realm of exciting clinical applications for endoscopy including FNA of lesion/lymph node, celiac plexus block/neurolysis and pancreatic ...