[Method of long-term retroperitoneal block in acute pancreatitis]

Prolonged retroperitoneal blockades were performed in 20 patients with acute pancreatitis. Positive effects were obtained in 17 patients. The use of prolonged retroperitoneal novocain blockade with the help of a catheter during operation and in the postoperative period facilitated early liquidation of postoperative paresis of the intestine and arrest of acute manifestations of pancreatitis.