Coeliac plexus block using 90% alcohol resulted in a rare case of paraplegia, likely caused by ischemic spinal cord injury secondary to damage to the artery of Adamkiewicz.
Highlights a rare but severe complication (paraplegia) of coeliac plexus block using 90% alcohol.
Absolute Event Rate: 0% vs 0%
A case is described in which paraplegia followed a coeliac plexus block performed using 90% alcohol under X ray screening. The likely cause was an ischaemic injury to the cord secondary to damage to the artery of Adamkiewicz. This rare complication seems difficult to avoid.
Woodham et al. (Thu,) reported a other. Coeliac plexus block using 90% alcohol resulted in a rare case of paraplegia, likely caused by ischemic spinal cord injury secondary to damage to the artery of Adamkiewicz.