Retroperitoneal Necrosis as a Rare Complication After Celiac Plexus Block

Ya Zhou1, Brendan O'Donovan2, Jorind Beqari1

  • 1Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate, Springfield, USA.

Cureus
|March 11, 2021
PubMed
Summary

Chronic pancreatic cancer pain can be difficult to manage. A rare complication of celiac plexus neurolysis, a common pain treatment, is extensive retroperitoneal necrosis requiring surgery.