Nerve Block

Injection of anesthetics or steroids around nerves that transmit pain from the tumor or the affected area.

This procedure can provide temporary or prolonged relief from chronic pain. These blocks are performed under imaging guidance such as fluoroscopy, CT, or ultrasound to ensure accuracy and reduce risks.
 

Examples of Nerve Blocks
 

• Trigeminal Nerve Block: To relieve facial pain, migraine, and trigeminal neuralgia
   

• Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block: To relieve cluster headaches, migraine and facial pain
   

• Celiac Block: Injection of anesthetic around the celiac ganglion (a cluster of nerves in the abdomen), located near the pancreas and other abdominal organs, to alleviate pain from internal sources. It is commonly performed in patients suffering from pancreatic cancer or other upper abdominal tumors causing pain
   

• Lumbar Sympathetic Block: To relieve chronic pain in the legs and lower abdomen. It helps with neuropathy resulting from chemotherapy or vascular, diabetic neuropathy
   

Nerve Ablation

If nerve blocks provided relief but the pain returned, nerve ablation at the relevant site can be considered.

Methods for nerve ablation include ethanol injection, cryoneurolysis, and RFA (Radiofrequency Ablation).

Nerve ablations offer longer-lasting relief compared to nerve blocks.