Two Cases of Caudal Alcohol Block for Perineal Pain that Occurred in Cancer End-of-Life
Takahashi, M.; Takahara, H.; Wakabayashi, T.
Masui. Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology 65(6): 640-642
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4892 PMID: 27483665 Document Number: 688604
We experienced two cases of end-of-life cancer patients with perineal pain, whose pain was relieved by 5 ml absolute ethanol caudal block. Although the first injection was ineffective, the second injection resulted in significant relief of pain in both cases. Although the indication should be carefully considered, alcohol caudal block is an analgesic method worth considering for the end-of-life cancer patients complaining of perineal pain.