Paraplegia after coeliac plexus block.
A case is described in which paraplegia followed a coeliac plexus block performed using 90% alcohol under X ray screening. The likely cause was an ischaemic injury to the cord secondary to damage to the artery of Adamkiewicz. This rare complication seems difficult to avoid.
Woodham
M J
MJ
Pain Relief Unit, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.
Hanna
M H
MH
D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002447:Celiac Plexus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology