Paraplegia following coeliac plexus block.
A case is described in which a coeliac plexus block with alcohol 48%, performed under X ray control, resulted in paraplegia. Ischaemia of the spinal cord, due to damage to the arterial blood supply, was thought to be the cause.
van Dongen
R T
RT
Institute for Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Crul
B J
BJ
D000368:Aged; D002447:Celiac Plexus; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*
D000431:Ethanol; D008012:Lidocaine