The inputs from sympathetic ganglia have been known to be involved in the
pathophysiology of various painful conditions such as complex regional pain syndrome …

Background For most patients with cancer pain, the World Health Organization's three-step
analgesic ladder provides adequate management with oral or transdermal options …

Atlas of Regional Anesthesia, by Dr. David L. Brown, has been the go-to reference for many
years, helping clinicians master a myriad of nerve block techniques in all areas of the body …

Neurolytic sympathetic plexus block (NSPB) has been proposed to prevent the development
of pain and improve the quality of life of patients with cancer, thus questioning the WHO …

Methods A total of 227 pelvic pain patients with gynecological, colorectal, or genitourinary
cancer who experienced poor pain control due to either progression of disease or to …

Twenty-six patients with extensive gynecologic, colorectal or genitourinary cancer who
suffered uncontrolled, incapacitating pelvic pain were enrolled in this study during a 1-year …

Através de los últimos cincuenta años, el tema del dolor y su tratamiento ha alcanzado un
reconocimiento mundial, no solamente como una especialidad de la Medicina, sino como …

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a system of organs within multicellular animals which
facilitates the ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food with subsequent defecation of …

Introduction Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is an elusive and complex neuropathic condition that
is notoriously recalcitrant to treatment. The term “CPP” encompasses a number of treatment …

Any therapeutic strategy developed for patients experiencing cancer pain depends on the
goals of care, which can be broadly categorized as prolonging survival, optimizing comfort …