The combination of superior hypogastric plexus block and the block of the ganglium impair in a patient with abdominal and perineal pain poorly responsive to opioids

More than 10 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. About 2/3 of them will experience pain during the course of the disease (1). The management of cancer pain requires an appropriate multidisciplinary approach involving consideration of the pain ’s physiopathology, analgesic pharmacology, and the patient’s psychosocial concerns. Drug therapy with the use of opioids and adjuvants is successful in 70% to 90% of patients with varied types of cancer pain (2). Standards for the management of cancer pain have been recently released (3).
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research