Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy with sympathectomy for managing abdominal pain in cancer patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-29

  Kang, Chang Moo ^a   Lee, Hye Yeon ^a   Yang, Hee Jun ^a   Jang, Han Jung ^b   Chun Gil, Young ^a   Kim, Kyung Sik ^a   Choi, Jin Sub ^a   Lee, Woo Jung ^a   Kim, Byong Ro ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Department of Surgery   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Cancer derived pain; Splanchnicectomy; Sympathectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; MORPHINE SULFATE; MYPRODOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; CADAVER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249930725     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.11.018     Document Type: Article

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