Epidural pump implantation in refractory pain in pancreatic carcinoma

Abstract

Reported is a case of an epidural pump implantation done in a patient with refractory pancreatic cancer pain. The patient was earlier given celiac and splanchnic nerve block and later an epidural pump was implanted when the total oral morphine dose requirements increased to >100 mg/day that led to poor tolerance of its side effects. The patient responded very well to the epidural pump with >50% pain relief.

Keywords

• cancer pain
• epidural
• pancreatic cancer
• pump implantation