title: Fluoroscope-guided celiac plexus block in a pregnant patient: a case report.
abstract: A 28-weeks gestation pregnant patient with chronic pacreatitis and severe abdominal pain leading to impaired nutrition is presented. After detailed consideration of the case, fluoroscopic-guided celiac plexus neurolysis was performed. The block was performed using the transaortic approach as it reduces radiation exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Electronic address: anuj.jain.mln@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: anil_sgpgi@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: drchetna@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Chetna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shamshery
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Electronic address: sdhiraaj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhiraaj
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D002447:Celiac Plexus; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Celiac plexus block; Chronic pancreatitis; Pregnancy