Computed tomography-guided bilateral transdiscal superior hypogastric plexus neurolysis.
OBJECTIVE
This report describes a case of computed tomography (CT)-guided bilateral posteromedian transdiscal approach to the superior hypogastric plexus with neurolysis for treatment of intractable abdominal pain secondary to metastatic prostate cancer. The case is considered in relation to other approaches described in the literature.


METHODS
Case presentation and literature review.


METHODS
An 83-year-old man with metastatic prostate cancer and intractable abdominal pain.


METHODS
Computed tomography-guided bilateral posteromedian transdiscal neurolysis of the superior hypogastric plexus.


RESULTS
Pain reduction for intractable metastatic prostate cancer abdominal pain.


CONCLUSIONS
Neurolysis of the superior hypogastric plexus is effective in treating metastatic prostate cancer abdominal pain. While there are significant risks to the CT-guided bilateral transdiscal approach to the superior hypogastric plexus, it may be used effectively as an alternative to navigate anatomic obstacles necessary to perform the neurolysis.
Dooley
Joshua
J
Duke University Medical Center-Anesthesiology, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. Joshua.Dooley@duke.edu
Beadles
Christopher
C
Ho
Kok-Yuen
KY
Sair
Farrukh
F
Gray-Leithe
Linda
L
Huh
Billy
B
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007001:Hypogastric Plexus / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed