Benefits of Regional Anesthesia Versus Opioids in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Excision of a Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor.

Authors

• Duveen Nalamothu, OhioHealth
• Mauricio Arce Villalobos, OhioHealth
• Joseph D Tobias

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of medical cases

Abstract

Postoperative opioid exposure in opioid-naive patients may carry a risk of persistent opioid use. We present the case of a 16-year-old female with no significant family history who was recently diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 and found to have a rapidly enlarging mass in her left upper extremity. She was scheduled for excisional biopsy. To minimize the need for postoperative opioids, analgesia via a continuous peripheral nerve catheter was employed following resection of the malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. This case report reviews the clinical applications of multimodal analgesia via a continuous peripheral nerve catheter in pediatric patients, including placement techniques and dosing considerations.

First Page

433

Last Page

438

DOI

10.14740/jmc5369

Publication Date

7-28-2026

Recommended Citation

Nalamothu D, Arce Villalobos M, Tobias JD. Benefits of Regional Anesthesia Versus Opioids in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Excision of a Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor. J Med Cases. 2026 Jul 28;17(9):433-438. doi: 10.14740/jmc5369. PMID: 42564404; PMCID: PMC13443207.