Release Date: 2024-06-10

Interventional Radiological Pain Management Techniques for Cancer Patients

Mehmet Siddik Yildiz (Author)

Release Date: 2024-06-10

This chapter examines Interventional radiology techniques used in managing cancer-related pain, which affects over 10 million patients annually worldwide. Desp!te advancements in treatment, pain prevalence remains high, reaching 54.6% in advanced cancer cases. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated analgesic ladder provides a structured approach to pain management, incorporating interventional methods.Sympathetic blocks and neurolysis are [...]

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    First Page591
    Last Page599
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359364.38
    Page Count9
    Copyright HolderNobel Tıp Kitabevleri
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    This chapter examines Interventional radiology techniques used in managing cancer-related pain, which affects over 10 million patients annually worldwide. Desp!te advancements in treatment, pain prevalence remains high, reaching 54.6% in advanced cancer cases. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated analgesic ladder provides a structured approach to pain management, incorporating interventional methods.Sympathetic blocks and neurolysis are used for persistent visceral cancer pain, employing local anesthetics or chemical agents to disrupt pain signals. The celiac ganglion block is effective for managing pain from upper abdominal cancers, while the superior hypogastric plexus block is used for pain from lower abdominal cancers. The ganglion Impar block is utilized for pain management !n perineal cancers. Ep!dural steroid injections treat pain from spinal malignancies, offering an alternative to systemic corticosteroids. Vertebral augmentation and ablation control pain and stabilize vertebrae affected by sp!nal metastases, using techniques such as vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and tumor ablation.These interventional methods provide effective pain relief, enhancing the quality of life for cancer patients.

    Mehmet Siddik Yildiz (Author)
    MD, Radiologist, Bursa Private Doruk Nilüfer Hospital
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0804-0547
    3Dr. Mehmet Sıddık Yıldız was born in Batman in 1981. He graduated from Dicle University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. He graduated from Dicle University Faculty of Medicine as a Radiology Specialist in 2014. He worked in different hospitals in the field of diagnostic and interventional radiology. He has articles and case reports published in important journals in his field

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