• 제목/요약/키워드: Pancreatic duct

검색결과 139건 처리시간 0.031초

Synergistic effect of independent risk factors for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan

  • Hirokazu Saito;Yoshihiro Kadono;Takashi Shono;Kentaro Kamikawa;Atsushi Urata;Jiro Nasu;Masayoshi Uehara;Ikuo Matsushita;Tatsuyuki Kakuma;Shunpei Hashigo;Shuji Tada
    • Clinical Endoscopy
    • /
    • 제57권4호
    • /
    • pp.508-514
    • /
    • 2024
  • Background/Aims: This study aimed to examine the synergistic effect of independent risk factors on post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP). Methods: This multicenter retrospective study included 1,273 patients with native papillae who underwent ERCP for bile duct stones in Japan. Independent PEP risk factors were identified using univariate and multivariate analyses. Significant risk factors for PEP in the multivariate analysis were included in the final analysis to examine the synergistic effect of independent risk factors for PEP. Results: PEP occurred in 45 of 1,273 patients (3.5%). Three factors including difficult cannulation ≥10 minutes, pancreatic injection, and normal serum bilirubin level were included in the final analysis. The incidences of PEP in patients with zero, one, two, and three factors were 0.5% (2/388), 1.9% (9/465), 6.0% (17/285), and 12.6% (17/135), respectively. With increasing risk factors for PEP, the incidence of PEP significantly increased (1 factor vs. 2 factors, p=0.006; 2 factors vs. 3 factors, p=0.033). Conclusions: As the number of risk factors for PEP increases, the risk of PEP may not be additive; however, it may multiply. Thus, aggressive prophylaxis for PEP is strongly recommended in patients with multiple risk factors.

개복 수술로 확인된 외상성 췌장 손상 환자에 대한 임상적 고찰 (Clinical Analysis of Traumatic Pancreatic Injury)

  • 황보선미;권영봉;윤경진;권형준;천재민;김상걸;박진영;황윤진;윤영국
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
    • /
    • 제24권2호
    • /
    • pp.68-74
    • /
    • 2011
  • Purpose: Although pancreas injury is rare in abdominal trauma, it poses a challenge to the surgeon because its clinical features are not prominent and the presence of main duct injury cannot be easily identified by imaging studies. Furthermore, severe pancreas injuries require a distal pancreatectomy or a pancreaticoduodnectomy which are associated considerable morbidity and mortality. We reviewed the clinical features of and outcomes for patients with pancreas injury. Methods: For 10 years from Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2010, thirty-four patients were diagnosed as having pancreas injury by using an explo-laparotomy. Patients successfully treated by non-operative management were excluded. Patients were divided into early (n=18) and delayed surgery groups (n=11) based on an interval of 24hours between injury and surgery. The clinical features of and the outcomes for the patients in both groups were compared. Results: Males were more commonly injured (82.4% vs.17.6%). The mean age was 37.2 years. The injury mechanisms included vehicle accidents (62.9%, 22/34), assaults (20%, 7/34), and falls (11.4%, 3/34). The head and neck of the pancreas was most commonly injured, followed by the body and the tail (16, 12, and 6 cases).Of the 34 patients, 26 (76.5%) patients had accompanying injuries. Grade 1 and 2 occurred in 14 (5 and 9) patients, and grade 3, 4, and 5 occurred in 20 (16, 3, and 1) patients. The early and delayed surgery groups showed no difference in surgical outcomes. Two patients with grade 3 in the early surgery group died after surgery,one due to massive hemorrhage and the other due to septic shock. Of the five patients initially managed non-operatively, three developed peripancreatic necrosis and two developed pseudocyst. All five patients were successfully cured by surgery. Conclusion: All cases of pancreas injury in this study involved blunt injury, and accompanying injury to major vessels or the bowel was the major cause of mortality. Surgery delayed for longer than 24 hours after was not associated with adverse outcomes.

한국산 야생 오소리에서 분리한 오소리구충 (Tetragomphius procyonis)의 광학 및 주사전자현미경 소견 (Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Tetragomphius procyonis (Ancylostomatoidea) from Wild Badger)

  • 손화영;오윤희;김현철;박배근
    • 한국임상수의학회지
    • /
    • 제26권4호
    • /
    • pp.379-385
    • /
    • 2009
  • 계룡산국립공원으로부터 기증된 야생오소리의 췌장에서 오소리구충 (Tetragomphius procyonis)을 분리하여 광학 및 주사전자현미경으로 그 형태를 관찰하였다. 충체의 길이는 수컷 15.0-18.8 mm, 암컷 21.5-25.5 mm에 달하였다. 암수 모두 구강 복면 변연에 한 쌍의 절판과 배면에 하나의 절판이 존재하였다. 컵모양의 구강 기저부에 한쌍의 분기된 아복치 및 한쌍의 아배치가 존재하였다. 충체 전체에 가로 줄무늬가 존재하였고 경부유두 선상의 복측 중앙에 배설공이 개구하였다. 가늘고 긴 교접자 (8.7-9.3 mm)는 그 끝이 서로 융합되어 있었다. 교접낭은 잘 발달되어 있었으며 잘 발달된 배늑은 평행으로 주행하였다. 음문은 충체 후방 4/5 부위에 개구하였고 꼬리에는 미돌기 및 미유두가 존재하지 않았다. 배구 및 부교접자가 존재하지 않았으며 음문은 체후방 4/5에 개구하였다. 자궁내의 충란은 16 세포기였고 직장내의 충란은 32 세포기였으며 충란의 크기는 77.48-83.45 ${\times}$ 50.75-63.38 ${\mu}m$였다.

CA 19-9 방사면역측정법의 기본적 검토 및 악성종양환자에서의 혈청 CA 19-9치의 임상적 의의에 관한 연구 (Performance Characteristics of CA 19-9 Radioimmunoassay and Clinical Significance of Serum CA 19-9 Assay in Patients with Malignancy)

  • 김상은;송영기;조보연;김노경;고창순;이문호;홍성운;홍기석
    • 대한핵의학회지
    • /
    • 제19권1호
    • /
    • pp.119-126
    • /
    • 1985
  • To evaluate the performance characteristics of CA 19-9 radioimmunoassay and the clinical significance of serum CA 19-9 assay in patients with malignancy, serum CA 19-9 levels were measured by radioimmunoassay using monoclonal antibody in 135 normal controls, 81 patients with various untreated malignancy, 9 patients of postoperative colon cancer without recurrence and 20 patients with benign gastrointestinal diseases, who visited Seoul National University Hospital from June, 1984 to March, 1985. The results were as follows; 1) The CA 19-9 radioimmunoassay was simple to perform and can be completed in one work day. And the between-assay reproducibility and the assay recovery were both excellent. 2) The mean serum CA 19-9 level in 135 normal controls was $8.4{\pm}4.2U/mL$. Normal upper limit of serum CA 19-9 was defined as 21.0 U/mL. 4 out of 135(3.0%) normal controls showed elevated CA 19-9 levels above the normal upper limit. 3) One out of 20(5.0%) patients with benign gastrointestinal diseases showed elevated serum CA 19-9 level above the normal upper limit. 4) In 81 patients with various' untreated malignancy, 41 patients(50.6%) showed elevated serum CA 19-9 levels. 66.7% of 18 patients with colorectal cancer, 100% of 2 patients with pancreatic cancer, 100% of 3 patients with common bile duct cancer, 47.1% of 17 patients with stomach cancer, 28.6% of 28 patients with hepatoma and 60.0% of 5 other gastrointestinal tract cancers showed elevated serum CA 19-9 levels. 5) The sensitivities of serum CA 19-9 related to resectability in colorectal and stomach cancer were 33.3% in resectable colorectal cancer, 83.3% in unresectable colorectal cancer, 41.7% in resectable stomach cancer, 60.0% in unresectable stomach cancer respectively. 6) The sensitivity of serum CA 19-9 in 9 patients of postoperative colorectal cancer without recurrence were 33.3% and significantly decreased compared with that of untreated colorectal cancer, 66.7% (p<0.05). 7) In patients with colorectal cancer, simultaneous measurement of serum CA 19-9 and serum CEA levels increased sensitivities. From above results, we concluded that serum CA 19-9 radioimmunoassay is simple to perform and reproducible, and is a useful indicator reflecting tumor extent and responses to the treatment in patients with malignancy.

  • PDF

식은 땀을 호소하는 진행성 암 환자에서 비스테로이드성 항염증 제제를 이용한 치료 (Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Agents for Management of Cold Sweating in Advanced Cancer Patients)

  • 최혜정;송하나;강정훈
    • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
    • /
    • 제19권4호
    • /
    • pp.331-334
    • /
    • 2016
  • 목적: 진행성 암 환자에서 발열이 동반되지 않은, 암성 발한에서 NSAID (non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug) 치료 효과를 알아보고자 함이 목적이다. 방법: 다음과 같은 조건을 만족하는 환자를 대상으로 후향적으로 의무 기록을 조사하였다. 1) 수술적 절제나 항암방사선 치료로 완치가 불가능한 진행성 암 환자 2) 숫자평가등급 4점 이상의 식은 땀을 호소하며 발열이 동반되지 않은 환자 3) 식은 땀의 원인이 될 만한 감염이 없고, 마약성 진통 및 호르몬 차단제를 현재 최근 1개월 이내 새롭게 사용하지 않는 환자 4) 식은 땀 치료를 위해 NSAID를 사용하고, NRS 평가가 치료 전 후 시행한 환자. 결과: 총 13명의 환자가 등록되었다. 남자가 9명(69%)이었고, 평균 59세(범위: 50~71)였다. 암종별 빈도는 담도암, 췌장암, 위암, 전립선암 순이었다. 치료 전 환자들의 식은 땀은 평균 NRS 6.5 (최소값: 4, 최대값: 10) 이었고, 치료 후에는 NRS 1.9 (최소값: 0, 최대값: 5)이었다. 평균 추적 관찰 기간은 9.1일이었다. 결론: 진행성 암 환자에서 열이 동반되지 않은 중등도 이상의 식은 땀 환자에서 NSAID는 효과적인 치료방법이다.

실험적으로 유발된 급성 췌장염 견에서 컬러도플러 초음파를 이용한 전방 십이지장 동맥 혈류의 혈역학적 변화에 대한 평가 (Use of the Color Doppler Ultrasonography for the Evaluation of the Hemodynamic Changes of the Cranial Pancreaticoduodenal Arterial Flow in Experimentally Induced Acute Pancreatitis Dogs)

  • 이해운;엄기동;성윤상;이정민;이종원;이근우;김명철;김두;박선일
    • 한국임상수의학회지
    • /
    • 제20권3호
    • /
    • pp.334-340
    • /
    • 2003
  • For the study of the hemodynamic changes of the cranial pancreaticoduodenal arterial flow(cPDAF) in the dog with acute pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis was experimentally induced in 10 dogs by the injection of oleic acid into the accessory pancreatic duct. The parameters of cPDAF were measured by transcutaneous pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography. The hemodynamic changes included resistive indexe(RI), pulsatility index(PI) and maximum velocity (Vmax). Ultrasonographic scans were performed before the induction of pancreatitis and once daily for five days after the induction. The RI, PI and Vmax were increased with day as follows; the RI prior to induction was 0.625$\pm$0.096 (mean$\pm$SD), the PI was 1.117$\pm$0.289 and the Vmax was 0.349$\pm$0.094 m/s. After five days, the RI was 0.727$\pm$0.051 (p<0.0l), the PI was 1.480$\pm$0.284 (p<0.0l) and the Vmax was 0.585:$\pm$0.114 m/s (p<0.00l). These results show that there is some relation between the increase of the RI, PI and Vmax of cPDAF and the progress of acute pancreatitis in dogs. Therefore, the measurements of the hemodynamic changes of cPDAF may be a valuable technique for the evaluation of acute pancreatitis in dogs.

소아 췌장염의 원인과 중증도 분석 (Etiology and Analysis of Severity in Childhood Pancreatitis)

  • 박준은;김경모
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
    • /
    • 제2권2호
    • /
    • pp.194-203
    • /
    • 1999
  • 목 적: 급성췌장염의 원인이 성인의 경우와는 다르고 매우 다양하며 보고마다 많은 차이를 보여서 단일기관의 경험을 토대로 소아 췌장염의 원인을 알아보고자 하였고 췌장염의 중증도를 분석하기는 방법으로 쓰이는 Ranson 기준과 복부 단층촬영에 의한 조기 예후 판정기준(Balthazar의 CT기준)의 소아 췌장염에서 적용여부를 알고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1992년 3월에서 1996년 8월까지 4년 6개월 동안 서울중앙병원 소아과에 내원하여 췌장염으로 진단 받은 30명을 대상으로 하였다. 이들의 병록지를 조사하여 췌장염을 일으키는 원인을 중심으로 임상양상, 합병증, 결과를 검토하였다. 또한 급성췌장염의 중증도를 조기에 객관적으로 판정할 수 있는 지표로서 널리 사용되고 있는 Ranson의 조기 예후 판정 기준과 복부 단층촬영에 의한 조기 예후 판정 기준(Balthazar 기준)을 산출하고 발생한 췌장염의 합병증의 수와 Ranson기준 및 CT 기준에 대하여 Spearman상관계수를 구하여서 이들 기준이 췌장염의 합병증의 발생과 연관성을 밝혀서 소아에서 췌장염의 중증도 평가의 적용여부를 밝히고자 하였다. 결 과: 1) 환아들의 발병당시의 평균연령은 7.3세(6개월에서 14.9세까지)이었고, 남아 14명, 여아 16명 이었고, 이중에 급성 췌장염이 28례, 만성 췌장염이 2례가 있었다. 2) 원인으로는 총수담관낭이 8례로 가장 많았으며, 약물복용 7례, 외상 4례, 감염 3례, 담석 췌장염 3례, 특별한 원인이 없는 경우가 2례, 용혈성 요독증후군 1례, 췌장두부 협착 1례, 역행성 담췌관조영술후 합병증에 의한 경우 1례였다. 약물복용은 L-asparaginase 5례, Erwinase 1례, Dexamethasone 1례가 있었고, 감염은 mumps 1례, Yersinia에 의한 감염 2례가 있었다. 3) 임상증상은 복통이 30례(100%)로 가장 많았고, 오심이 22례(73.3%), 구토가 20례(66.7%), 발열이 9례(30%), 복부팽만이 9례(30%), 설사가 5례(16.7%), 복부종물이 1례(3.3%)에서 있었다. 4) 국소적 합병증은 복수 5례, 가성낭 4례이었고, 전신적 합병증으로는 흉막삼출 3례, 폐혈증 1례, 저혈압 1례, 신부전 1례, 고혈당증 4례, 저칼슘혈증 3례, 고칼륨혈증 1례, 대사성 산증 1례가 있었다. 5) 모든 경우에서 금식등 대증요법이 치료의 근간을 이루었으나 6례에서 somatostatin을 투여하였다. 총수담관낭 8례는 모두 수술적 제거를 하였고, 가성낭 파열로 내부배액법을 1례에서 하였으며, 가성낭을 초음파에 의한 경피적 배액을 하였으나 췌루형성으로 지속적인 췌장액 배액이 있어서 내부배액법을 실시한 경우가 1례가 있었다. 6) 합병증의 수와 Ranson 및 CT 예후판정 기준사이에 상관성을 보기 위해 Spearman 상관 계수를 측정하였는데, Ranson의 중증도판정 기준과 합병증의 수 사이의 상관계수는 r=0.78 (P= 0.0016)이었고, CT기준과 합병증의 수 사이에도 r=0.65 (P=0.015)으로 유의한 상관성이 있었다. 결 론: 본 연구에서 췌장염의 원인으로는 총수담 관낭, 약물, 외상의 순으로 많았으며 기존 다른 저자들의 경험과는 다른 점으로는 급성췌장염의 원인으로 총수담관낭이 가장 많았다는 점으로 소아에서 췌장염의 증세를 발견시 적극적으로 총수담관의 기형유무를 찾아보아야 된다고 생각된다. 또한 Ranson에 의한 중증도판정 기준과 CT기준 모두가 일어난 합병증의 수와 의미있는 상관관계를 가지므로 Ranson기준과 CT기준 모두가 췌장염의 합병증과 밀접한 관계를 가지며 췌장염을 일으키는 병의 중증도를 예견하는 데에 있어서 소아에서도 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

  • PDF

흰쥐 악하선 세포에서 gap junction 봉쇄제인 octanol이 타액분비 및 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도 조절에 미치는 영향 (EFFECT OF OCTANOL, THE GAP JUNCTION BLOCKER, ON THE REGULATION OF FLUID SECRETION AND INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM CONCENTRATION IN SALIVARY ACINAR CELLS)

  • 이주석;서정택;이승일;이종갑;손흥규
    • 대한소아치과학회지
    • /
    • 제26권2호
    • /
    • pp.399-415
    • /
    • 1999
  • 세포내 유리칼슘(free calcium, $Ca^{2+}$)은 세균에서 고등동물에 이르기까지 거의 모든 세포에서 세포 고유작용을 조절하는 중요한 세포내 신호전달체계(signal transduction system)의 매개체이다. 타액선 세포에서 부교감 신경 자극으로 타액분비가 증가될 때에도 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도 증가가 가장 중요한 역할을 한다. 그러나 췌장(pancreas)의 경우 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 이외에도 인접세포를 전기적 화학적으로 연결해주는 gap junction이 외분비 기능을 직접적으로 조절할 가능설이 제시되었다. 타액선 세포에서도 세포막에 고농도의 gap junction이 존재하고 있으며 gap junction을 통해 인접세포들이 전기적, 화학적으로 연계되어 있어 gap junction이 타액선 세포의 기능을 직접적으로 조절할 가능성을 내포하고 있다. 따라서 gap junction이 타액선의 타액분비 작용에도 중요한 역할을 하며 이러한 작용이 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도를 조절하여 이루어질 것이라는 가정하에 이를 확인하는 실험을 시행하였다. 흰쥐 악하선에서 유리되는 타액양을 측정하기 위해서 악하선으로 혈액을 공급하는 동맥에 가는 관을 삽입하여 생리 식염수를 관류하면서 타액선관을 통해 타액을 채취하였다. 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도는 분리한 악하선 acini 내에 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도 변화에 민감하게 반응하는 형광물질인 fura-2를 축적시키고 형광 분석기를 사용하여 형광강도를 측정하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. CCh 투여로 타액 분비가 증가하였을 때 gap junction을 봉쇄하는 약물인 octanol(1 mM)을 투여하면 타액분비가 봉쇄되었으며 이는 가역적 반응이었다. 2. CCh투여로 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도가 증가하였을 때 1mM octanol을 투여하면 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도가 CCh 투여전의 상태로 감소되었다. 3. Octanol은 CCh에 의하여 유발된 초기 $Ca^{2+}$ 증가를 억제하지는 못한 반면에 후기 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도를 감소시켰다. 4. 세포막 $Ca^{2+}$ 통로를 열어주는 약물인 thapsigargin($1{\mu}M$)을 투여하여 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도를 증가시킨 후 1mM octanol을 투여하면 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도가 thapsigargin 투여 전의 상태로 감소하였다. 5. 2,5-di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzohydroquinone(TBQ)의 투여로 세포막을 통한 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도의 주기적 변동인 $Ca^{2+}$의 oscillation이 유발되었는데, 이때 1mM octanol을 투여한 경우에 $Ca^{2+}$농도의 oscillation이 정지하여 역시 gap junction을 봉쇄하면 TBQ에 의해서 유발된 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도의 주기적 변동이 사라지고 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도의 감소가 나타남을 확인하였다. 6. Gap junction을 봉쇄하는 또 다른 약물인 glycyrrhetinic acid($100{\mu}M$)도 CCh 자극으로 인한 타액분비를 억제하였다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 gap junction은 흰쥐 악하선 세포로부터의 타액분비 조절에 중요한 역할을 하는데, 이는 gap junction이 세포막 $Ca^{2+}$ 통로를 조절함으로써 수용체 자극으로 유발된 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도 변화에 영향을 미친 결과인 것으로 추측된다.

  • PDF

내장신경차단에 관한 임상적 연구 (A Clinical Evaluation of Splanchnic Nerve Block)

  • 김수연;오흥근;윤덕미;신양식;이윤우;김종래
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
    • /
    • 제1권1호
    • /
    • pp.34-46
    • /
    • 1988
  • Intractable pain from advanced carcinoma of the upper abdomen is difficult to manage. One method used to control pain associated with these malignancies is to block off the splanchnic nerve. In 1919 Kappis described a technique by which the splanchnic nerve of the upper abdomen could be anesthetized, using a percutaneous injection. This method has been used for the relief of upper abdominal pain due to hematoma and cancer of the pancreas, stomach, gall bladder, bile duct, and colon. During the Period from November 1968 to January 1986, this method was used in 208 cases of malignancy at Severance Hospital and clinically evaluated. Patients were retroactively grouped according to the stage of development of technique used. Twelve patients who received the treatment in the period from November 1968 to March 1977 were designate4i as group 1, 26 patients from April 1977 to April 1979 as group 2, and 170 from May 1979 to January 1986 as group 3. The results are as follows: 1) The number of patients receiving splanchnic nerve block has been increasing since 1977. 2) A total of 208 patients, including 133 males and 75 females, ranging in age from 18 to 84 and averaging 51. 3) The causes of pain were stomach cancer 90, pancreatic cancer 69, and miscellaneous cancer 49 cases respectively. 4) There were 57.7% who had surgery. and 3.7% of whom had chemotherapy before the splanchnic nerve block was done. 5) These blocks were carried out with the patient in the prone position as described by Dr. Moore. For group 2 and 3, C-arm image intensifier was used. In group 1, a 22 gauze loom long needle was inserted at the lower border of the 12th rib on each aide about 7\;cm from the midline. The average distance from the midline was $6.60{\pm}0.61\;cm$ on the left side and $6.60{\pm}0.83\;cm$ on the right side in group 2, and $5.46{\pm}0.76\;cm$ on the left side and $5.49{\pm}0.69\;cm$ on the right side in group 3. The average depth to which the needle was inserted was $8.60{\pm}0.52\;cm$ on the left side and $8.74{\pm}0.60\;cm$ on the right side in group 2, and $8.96{\pm}0.63\;cm$ on the left side and $9.18{\pm}0.57\;cm$ on the right side in group 3. 6) The points of the inserted needles were positioned in the upper quarter anteriorly, 51.8% on the left side and 54.4% n the right side of the L1 vertebra by lateral roentgenogram in group 3. The inserted needle points were located in the upper and anterolateral part, of the L1 vertebra 68.5% on the left side and 60.6won the right side, on the anteroposterior rentgenogram in group 3. The needle tip was not advanced beyond the anterior margin of the vertebral body. 7) In some case of group 3, contrast media was injected before the block was done. It shows, the spread upward along the anterior mal gin of the vertebral body. 8) The concentration and the average amount of drug used in each group was as follows: In group 1, $39.17{\pm}6.69\;ml$ of 0.5% -l% lidocaine or 0.25% bupivacaine were injected for the test block and one to three days after the test block $40.00{\pm}4.26\;ml$ of 50% alcohol was injected for the semipermanent block. In group 2, $13.75{\pm}4.88\;ml$ of 1% lidocaine were used as the test block and followed by $46.17{\pm}4.37\;ml$ of 50% alcohol was injected as the semipermanent block. In group 3, $15.63{\pm}1.19\;ml$ of 1% lidocaine for test block followed by $15.62{\pm}1.20\;ml$ of pure alcohol and $16.05{\pm}2.58\;ml$ of 50% alcohol for semipermanent block were injected. 9) The result of the test block was satisfactory in all cases. However the semipermanent block was 83.3 percent of the patients in group 1 who received relief from pain for at least 2 weeks after the block, 73.1% in group 2, and 91.8% in group 3. In these unsuccessful cases, 2 cases in group 1 were controlled by narcotics but 7 cases in group 2 and 14 cases in group 3 received the same splanchnic nerve block 1 or 2 times again within 2 weeks. But, in some cases it was 3 to i months before the 2nd block and in 1 cases even 7 years. 10) The most common complications of splanchnic nerve block were hypotensino(25.5%) occasional flushing of the face, nausea, vomiting, and chest discomfort. 11) For the patients in group 3, the supplemental block most commonly used was a continuous epidural block; it was used as a diagnostic block and to afford relief from pain before the splanchnic nerve block was done. 12) The interval between the receiving of the alcohol block and discharge was from 5 to 8 days in 61 cases(31.1%) and from 1 to 2 days in 48 cases(24.5%). From the above results, it can be concluded that the splanchnic nerve block done in the prone position with pure and 50% alcohol immediately after an effective test block with 1% lidocaine under C-arm fluoroscopic control is satisfactory and reliable. How to minimize the repeat block is still a problem to be solved.

  • PDF