Editing Celiac plexus (section)

== Clinical significance ==
[[File:Gray849.png|thumb|upright|left|Lower half of right sympathetic cord]]

A blunt injury to the celiac plexus normally resolves with rest and deep breathing.

A celiac plexus block by means of [[fluoroscopy|fluoroscopically]] guided injection is sometimes used to treat intractable pain from cancers<ref name="pmid17710015">{{cite journal |vauthors=Garcia-Eroles X, Mayoral V, Montero A, Serra J, Porta J |title=Celiac plexus block: a new technique using the left lateral approach |journal=The Clinical Journal of Pain |volume=23 |issue=7 |pages=635–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17710015 |doi=10.1097/AJP.0b013e31812e6aa8}}</ref> such as [[pancreatic cancer]]. Such a block may be performed by pain management specialists and radiologists, with [[CT scans]] for guidance.  

Intractable pain related to [[chronic pancreatitis]] may be an indication for celiac plexus ablation.

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