The effect of thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy on pain intensity and common daily functions in patients with intractable pancreatic pain

Gastroenterologia Polska

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-309

  Leksowski, Krzysztof ^a   Tomaszewski, Sebastian ^a   Sokala, Piotr ^a   Szyca, Robert ^a   Ostrowski, Cezary ^a  

^a Military Clinical Hospital Bydgoszcz   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chronic pancreatitis; Pain treatment; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic pain; Thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 24644449298     PISSN: 12329886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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