Thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy for pain control in irresectable pancreatic cancer

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-203

  Katri, Khaled M ^a   Ramadan, Bassem A ^a   Mohamed, Fathalla S ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PANCREAS CANCER; PLEURA DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPLANCHNICECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 41449094302     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0066     Document Type: Article

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