Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine > Chapter 69. Sympathetic Blocks > Celiac Plexus and Splanchnic Nerve Blocks >
Technique
... There are a variety of techniques for approaching the splanchnic nerves or celiac plexus. In general, they can be summarized as posterior or anterior approaches. The ...

Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine > Appendix A: Nerve Blocking Techniques > III. Celiac Plexus Block >
Technique
See Figure A-3. With the patient in the prone position and a pillow under the abdomen, the T12 and L1 spinous processes and the 12th rib are palpated and marked. The position is confirmed by ...

Longnecker's Anesthesiology > Chapter 93. Interventional Management of Chronic Pain > Specific Techniques Used in Image-Guided Intervention for Chronic Pain > Sympathetic Blocks > Celiac Plexus Block >
Splanchnic Nerve Block or Retrocrural Technique
... body are anesthetized. For splanchnic nerve block and neurolysis, needles must be placed on both sides. A 22-gauge, 5-inch spinal needle is advanced just caudal to the margin of the 12th ...

Longnecker's Anesthesiology > Chapter 93. Interventional Management of Chronic Pain > Specific Techniques Used in Image-Guided Intervention for Chronic Pain > Sympathetic Blocks > Celiac Plexus Block >
Transcrural Technique
... a single needle can often be used for the block. If the aorta is penetrated en route, a transaortic technique is used. A 22-gauge, 5-inch spinal needle is advanced just caudal ...

Longnecker's Anesthesiology > Chapter 94. Palliative and Cancer Pain Care > Treatment Modalities > Interventional Therapies > Neurolytic Procedures > Sympathetic Blockade for Cancer Pain > Celiac Plexus Blockade >
For the posterior classic retrocrural approach, the patient is placed in a prone position with a...
... positions approximate the location of the celiac ...