Neurolytic abdominal wall blocks with alcohol for intractable gastrostomy site pain in a cancer patient -a case report-

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Yang Hyun Kim¹  Soo Han Ro¹  Ki Hoon Lee¹  Jun Lee¹  Dae Hyun Kim² 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea;;

关键词: abdominal wall pain;    cancer pain;    neurolytic peripheral block;    rectus sheath block;    regional anesthesia;    transversus abdominis plane block;   

DOI  :  10.4097/kja.19041

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background There have been reports of neurolytic transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block using different agents such as alcohol or phenol for the treatment of chronic abdominal pain caused by malignant abdominal wall invasion. However, to date, there have been no reports on neurolytic abdominal wall blocks for pain with non-cancer-related origin in cancer patients. Case We performed subcostal TAP neurolysis using ethanol in a patient with esophageal cancer with constant pain at the site of gastrostomy. After neurolysis, the patient’s overall pain decreased, with the exception of pain in the medial part of the gastrostomy site. We performed additional rectus sheath neurolysis using ethanol for the treatment of continuous pain at the medial site, and the effect of neurolysis has persisted for over 4 months. Conclusions Alcohol-based TAP neurolysis and rectus sheath neurolysis provide effective pain control in a cancer patient with chronic treatment-related pain involving the abdominal wall.

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