Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 20-24 , January 2007

EUS-Guided Celiac Plexus Block and Celiac Plexus Neurolysis

  • Sarto C. Paquin, MD, FRCP(C)
    • ,
  • Anand V. Sahai, MD, MSc (epid), FRCP(C)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Anand V. Sahai MD, MSc (Epid), FRCPC, CHUM, Hôpital Saint-Luc, 1058 rue St-Denis, Montréal, Québec, H2X 3J4, Canada.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2006.11.011

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 20-24 , January 2007

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