What Is Thoracoscopic Splanchnicectomy?

Thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy has been used for the management of upper abdominal pain syndromes as an alternative to celiac plexus

block for conditions such as chronic pancreatitis or supramesocolic malignant neoplasms, including unresectable pancreatic cancer.

What is Splanchnicectomy?

Medical Definition of splanchnicectomy

: surgical excision of a segment of one or more splanchnic nerves to relieve hypertension.

What is bilateral Splanchnicectomy?

Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy (BTS) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure to dissect splanchnic nerves through a thoracoscopic approach. BTS has the advantage of low morbidity without reported mortality [2].