Current surgical aspects of palliative treatment for unresectable pancreatic cancer

Cancers

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 636-651

  Karapanos, Konstantinos ^a   Nomikos, Iakovos N ^a  

^a Department of Surgery (B' Unit)   (Greece)

Author keywords

Locally advanced; Palliative care; Pancreatic cancer; Surgery; Unresectable

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CETUXIMAB; ERLOTINIB; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; LIDOCAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PANCREAS ENZYME; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

BILE DUCT BYPASS; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STENT; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 79953720870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/cancers3010636     Document Type: Review

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