Review Article

Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Pain

Table 1

Reported transhiatal bilateral splanchnicectomy.

AuthorJournalYearNumber of total patientsNumber of cancer patientsTotal procedures of splanchnicectomyApproachSidePosition

Sastre et al. [18]Surgery1992Pancreatic cancer ( )5151Bilateral ( )Bilateral ( )Supine position

Shimada et al. [19]Surg Today1999Pancreatic cancer ( ),
chronic pancreatitis ( ),
postcholedochojejunostomy
( )
911Bilateral ( )Bilateral ( )Supine position