<procedure> Resection of the splanchnic nerves and usually of the coeliac ganglion as well. ... Origin: splanchni-+ G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(splank″nĭ-sek´tә-me) excision of part of the greater splanchnic nerve.
Type: Term Pronunciation: splangk′ni-sek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Resection of the splanchnic nerves and usually of the celiac ganglion as well.
splanchnicectomy Surgical resection of one or more of the splanchnic nerves for the treatment of hypertension or intractable pain.
Nerve block of the splanchnic nerve in the abdomen. This is sometimes done for severe pain in cancer of the pancreas which is not responding to pain killers.