HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Abstract Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Akhan, O. Articles by Karcaaltincaba, M. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Akhan, O. Articles by Karcaaltincaba, M. Social Bookmarking                      What's this? Hotlight (NEW!) What's Hotlight?

Long-Term Results of Celiac Ganglia Block: Correlation of Grade of Tumoral Invasion and Pain Relief

¹ All authors: Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.

View larger version (33K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. —Line drawing shows location of celiac ganglia and needle placed for blockage. IVC = inferior vena cava.

View larger version (118K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. —Axial CT scan of 51-year-old man shows tip of Chiba needle in preaortic space in retroperitoneum between origins of celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery.

View larger version (130K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. —Axial CT scan of 61-year-old woman was obtained after injection of alcohol and contrast material mixture to check dissemination in celiac ganglia.

View larger version (167K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4. —Axial CT scan of 82-year-old man was used as control image at procedure end.

View larger version (133K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5. —Axial CT scan of 48-year-old man shows grade I celiac plexus invasion in which fat planes (arrows) are almost completely preserved.

View larger version (127K): [in a new window]   Fig. 6. —Axial CT scan of 47-year-old man shows grade II celiac plexus invasion in which most of periaortic fatty tissues are preserved (white arrow) with some invaded areas (< 50%) (black arrow).

View larger version (143K): [in a new window]   Fig. 7. —Axial CT scan of 56-year-old man shows grade III celiac plexus invasion in which most of periaortic fatty tissues (> 50%) are invaded.

View larger version (144K): [in a new window]   Fig. 8. —Axial CT scan of 67-year-old man shows grade IV celiac plexus invasion in which periaortic fatty tissues are almost completely invaded.

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Fig. 9. —Bar graph shows subjective pain levels according to celiac plexus invasion grade before and after celiac ganglia block (CGB) for invasion grade II (black bars), invasion grade III (gray bars), and invasion grade IV (white bars).

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Fig. 10. —Bar graph shows percentages of decrease in analgesic dose in first 2-month period after celiac ganglia block for invasion grade II (black bars), invasion grade III (gray bars), and invasion grade IV (white bars).

CiteULike

Complore

Connotea

Del.icio.us

Digg

Reddit

Technorati