Abstract

Treatment of pain by blockade or neurolysis of the celiac plexus has been performed for more than 100 years by percutaneous or surgical techniques. More recently, EUS-guided CPB or celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) have been widely adopted. In both procedures, a local anesthetic is injected; for CPB, a steroid is usually added, and for CPN, ethanol is usually injected. Various injection methods and injectants may be used and are well summarized elsewhere

Keywords: neurolysis, celiac plexus