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Splanchnic nerve block and radiofrequency ablation are performed for chronic intractable abdominal pain, cancer-related abdominal pain and it also serves as an alternative to celiac plexus block. This chapter provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform this intervention safely and shows all the relevant C-arm and needle positions that need to be demonstrated during the Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) exam administered by the World Institute of Pain (WIP). Both native and edited high-quality images are included, so the fluoroscopy anatomy is more easily understood.
Possible complications of the procedures and common reasons for failure at the FIPP exam are also outlined. Evidence for the procedure is provided based on the available literature reviewed by the Benelux section of WIP and also by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).
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The Thoracic Splanchnic block and radiofrequency ablation chapter was reviewed by Ricardo Placarte; Sandra van den Heuvel; Andrea M. Trescot; Milan Stojanovic; Peter S. Staats; Agnes R. Stogicza; Massimo Barbieri.
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Mansano, A.M. (2020). Splanchnic Block and Radiofrequency Ablation. In: Stogicza, A.R., Mansano, A.M., Trescot, A.M., Staats, P.S. (eds) Interventional Pain . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31741-6_10
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