Abstract
Although resection can provide long-term survival approaching 20 %, only 20-30 % of newly diagnosed cases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma are amenable to surgical resection and over 50 % of patients have distant disease at presentation. Knowledge of the various palliative operative and non-operative procedures is therefore critical in the multidisciplinary treatment of this disease. Palliative care for pancreas cancer encompasses a large number of medical, procedural, and surgical interventions that have evolved over the years. There are several surgical interventions available; some prophylactic and others designed for symptomatic relief. It is important to understand their benefits, applicability, and outcomes when compared to less invasive procedures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Multimodality Management of Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 319-328 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319227801 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319227795 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 10 2015 |
Keywords
- Adenocarcinoma
- Double bypass
- Gastric outlet obstruction
- Obstructive jaundice
- Pain
- Palliative
- Pancreatic
- Quality of life
- Surgery
- Symptom improvement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine