Videothoracoscopic left splanchnicectomy in a patient with intractable pain due to advanced pancreatic cancer
Medical Journal of Mashad University of Medical Sciences. 2005; 47 (86): 452-456
in Fa
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ABSTRACT
Severe upper abdominal pain is a dominant and distressing feature of advanced pancreatic cancer. We performed videothoracoscopic left splanchnicectomy in a patient with intractable upper abdominal pain due to advanced pancreatic cancer. Pain was reduced significantly after the operation and the patient enjoyed consistent pain relief during the postoperative follow-up. The adequacy of the analgesic management improved, the patient did not require opioids. Unilateral left thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy is a simple, minimally invasive, effective, and safe procedure that can be recommended as the method of choice for the management of intractable pain due to advanced pancreatic cancer
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Index:
IMEMR
Main subject:
Pain
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Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Splanchnic Nerves
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Thoracoscopy
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Type of study:
Case_reports
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Fa
Journal:
Med. J. Mashad Univ. Med. Sci.
Year:
2005