Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy-splanchnicectomy for pancreatic cancer pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 610-616

  Krishna, Sunanda ^a   Chang, Victor T ^b   Shoukas, Jerry A ^b   Donahoo, James ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoplasm; Pain; Palliative care; Pancreatic; Review; Splanchnicectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS CANCER; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SPLANCHNICECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034975514     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(01)00297-4     Document Type: Article

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