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JA CLINICAL REPORTS
Volume 5, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1186/s40981-019-0239-9
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Radiation enteritis; Ileus; Inferior mesenteric artery plexus block; Splanchnic nerve block
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BackgroundRadiation enteritis following radiotherapy targeting the abdomen occasionally causes ulcers or ileus, which can be difficult to treat and usually progressive and refractory, significantly degrading the patient's quality of life.Case presentationA 58-year-old woman had undergone surgery for cervical cancer approximately 21years ago. During treatment, she had also received radiotherapy targeting the pelvis and stomach. She presented with complaints of vomiting and lower abdominal pain and was subsequently diagnosed with multiple gastric ulcers, enterocolitis, and paralytic ileus due to late radiation-induced sequelae. We reasoned that visceral sympathetic block would improve the abdominal symptoms; therefore, we performed a splanchnic nerve block and an inferior mesenteric artery plexus block. As predicted, these block procedures improved the symptoms.ConclusionsRadiation enteritis is an iatrogenic disease, and there is no established treatment for intractable cases. However, visceral sympathetic nerve block may show efficacy as a potential therapy for radiation enteritis-associated abdominal pain and ileus.
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