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. 1974 Jul;46(7):539-40.
doi: 10.1093/bja/46.7.539.

Paraplegia following coeliac plexus block with phenol. Case report

E J Galizia, S K Lahiri
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Paraplegia following coeliac plexus block with phenol. Case report

E J Galizia et al. Br J Anaesth. 1974 Jul.
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Abstract

Paraplegia complicating a block of the coeliac plexus with 6% aqueous phenol for carcinoma of the pancreas is described. The patient had no previous neurological abnormality and it is postulated that vascular ischaemia of the spinal cord was responsible for the sequence of neurological events.

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