Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Korean J Pain. 2012 Jan;25(1):43-6. doi: 10.3344/kjp.2012.25.1.43. Epub 2012 Jan 2.
The superior hypogastric plexus block (SHPB) is used for treating pelvic pain, especially in patients with gynecological malignancies. Various approaches to this procedure have been reported due to the anatomic obstacles of a high iliac crest or large transverse process of the 5(th) lumbar vertebra. Here, we report a new technique of superior hypogastric plexus block using a unilateral single-needle approach to block the bilateral superior hypogastric plexus with a Tuohy needle and epidural catheter. We have confidence that this new technique can be another option in performing the SHPB when the conventional bilateral approach is difficult to perform.
下腹丛神经阻滞(SHPB)用于治疗盆腔疼痛,特别是在妇科恶性肿瘤患者中。由于髂嵴高或第 5 腰椎横突大等解剖障碍,该手术有多种入路。在此,我们报告了一种新的 SHPB 技术,即使用单侧单针经 Tuohy 针和硬膜外导管阻滞双侧下腹丛神经。我们相信,当常规双侧入路难以实施时,这种新技术可以成为实施 SHPB 的另一种选择。