Palliative Care for Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer.
Surg Clin North Am
; 96(6): 1415-1430, 2016 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27865285
Most patients with pancreatic cancer will present with metastatic or locally advanced disease. Unfortunately, most patients with localized disease will experience recurrence even after multimodality therapy. As such, pancreatic cancer patients arrive at a common endpoint where decisions pertaining to palliative care come to the forefront. This article summarizes surgical, endoscopic, and other palliative techniques for relief of obstructive jaundice, relief of duodenal or gastric outlet obstruction, and relief of pain due to invasion of the celiac plexus. It also introduces the utility of the palliative care triangle in clarifying a patient's and family's goals to guide decision making.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Estadificación de Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Clin North Am
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos