Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
Northwestern University
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Diagnosis of an unresectable, non-pancreatic malignancy, including gastric, small intestinal, or proximal colonic malignancies, as well as malignancies of the liver and bile ducts (based on above celiac plexus innervations)
Pain directly related to the primary malignant process, as determined by the referring oncologist
Pain determined to be refractory to standard medical therapy, or when the medical therapy is ineffective due to certain limitations (such as severe constipation), as determined by the referring oncologist
Willingness to undergo EUS-guided CPN
Age \> 18 years
ECOG performance status of grades 0-3 \[7\]
The patient will need to sign informed consent prior to inclusion in this study
You may not be if
Unable or unwilling to undergo an EUS-guided CPN
Contraindication to anesthesia, as determine during the preoperative clearance process
Refractory coagulopathy (INR \> 1.5) or thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 50,000), or aspirin and/or clopidogrel use within 7 days of procedure
