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Patients > Treatment / Pain Pain is one of the biggest problems that face patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Various options are available, but they are often provide limited relief and are of limited duration. Excellent and/or recent references addressing the problems of pain in chronic pancreatitis include: Warshaw AL, Banks PA, Fernandez-Del Castillo C. AGA technical review: treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 1998 Sep;115(3):765-76. Conwell DL, Vargo JJ, Zuccaro G, et al. Role of differential neuroaxial blockade in the evaluation and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 2001 96(2):431-436 (reprint request: Dr. Conwell) Gress F, Schmitt C. Sheman et al. Endoscipic Ultrasound-guided celiac plexus block for managing abdominal pain associated with chronic pancreatitis: A prospective single center experience. Am J Gastroenterol. 2001, 96(2):409-416. |
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DISCLAIMER: This information is designed as a tool for background for pancreatic disorders and is not designed to serve as sole medical advice or meant to replace a full medical evaluation. Please consult your personal physician for additional information before making any changes to your diet, lifestyle, or medical treatment. Updated March 28, 2005 Contact Dr. Whitcomb
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