Nayha Handa MBBS, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Krithika Rangarajan MBBS, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Sanjay Thulkar, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

S. Bhatnagar, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Nerve block or neurolysis is a procedure in which a chemical is injected under image guidance to ablate nerves and thus block pain.They are used to treat intractable pain in cancer patients. 1) To enlist the sites of nerve blocks  with their relevant anatomy in patients with pelvic cancers. 2) To review the utility of ultrasound as a guiding modality for these procedures 3) To review their indications, contraindications and potential complications.  

Outline -Sites Superior Hypogastric plexus  Ganglion impar  Caudal epidural block   -Anatomy -Indications -Technique -Role of imaging guidance :Ultrasound, CT, Fuoroscopy -Post Procedure care -Complications -Follow up  

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Handa, N, Rangarajan, K, Thulkar, S, Bhatnagar, S, Radiologists as Pain Relievers: Ultrasound Guided Truncal Nerve Blocks for Pelvic Cancer Pain Management.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14009282.html