Start Date
October 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2016
Celiac Plexus Block
Patients will undergo celiac plexus block via upper endoscopy with endoscopic ultrasound guidance. Injections will be performed using 0.75% bupivicaine and 40mg/ml of triamcinolone, ideally 1ml each directly into the celiac ganglia. If no ganglia is identifiable, then the injection will be performed into the celiac space, located at the take off of the celiac artery from the aorta.
Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford
Lead Sponsor
Stanford University
OTHER
Linda Nguyen
OTHER