Pain control following renal infarction/ablation using continuous epidural combined anesthesia/analgesia.

A technique for anesthesia during pre-nephrectomy renal infarction or ablation using standard epidural anesthesia procedures is described. Additionally, post-infarction analgesia using epidural meperidine is discussed. This technique has been used successfully in 8 patients undergoing infarction or ablation of renal adenocarcinoma and shows promise as an adjunct to standard analgesia in other patients undergoing radical surgical procedures.