Role of Palliative Duodenojejunostomy in Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma- A Case Series [PDF]
Pancreatic cancer is a common gastrointestinal malignancies associated with poor prognosis. Most of the patients present only in late stage with metastasis or locally advanced disease during the time of diagnosis, requiring palliative surgery.
N Indumathi, A Murugan, KV Rajan
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Intraoperative fluid restriction in pancreatic surgery : a double blinded randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Background : Perioperative fluid restriction in a variety of operations has shown improvement of: complications, recovery of gastrointestinal function and length of stay (LOS).
Bennink, Roelof J +9 more
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Alveolar Disease of the Liver: Classification and Surgical Interventions
Introduction. There are several classifications of alveolar disease of the liver, but they do not provide complete information regarding all possible surgical interventions in terms of this pathology.
V. S. Panteleev +3 more
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Treatment utilization and outcomes in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal carcinoma: A review of the National Cancer Database [PDF]
For elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, therapeutic approaches and outcomes in a modern cohort are not well characterized. Patients ≥70 years old with clinical stage II and III esophageal cancer diagnosed between 1998 and 2012 were ...
Bradley, Jeffrey D +10 more
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A randomised trial of early palliative care for maternal stress in infants prenatally diagnosed with single-ventricle heart disease [PDF]
Children with single-ventricle disease experience high mortality and complex care. In other life-limiting childhood illnesses, paediatric palliative care may mitigate maternal stress.
Aiyagari, Ranjit +10 more
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Hilar cholangiocarcinoma – the long-term results of radical and palliative treatment
INTRODUCTION: Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC) is a tumor that requires a multidisciplinary approach and treatment. The 3- and 5-year survival rates of HC patients treated with surgery and palliative methods were evaluated in the study. MATERIAL AND METHODS:
Włodzimierz Otto +4 more
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Ileocolic Anastomotic Site Recurrence [PDF]
Colorectal cancer is associated with high mortality. 50% of the patients tend to develop recurrence even after curative treatment. Most of the recurrences are found in the first three years and a few in five years.
Asmaa Tariq +3 more
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Malignant priapism due to penile metastases. Case series and literature review [PDF]
Malignant priapism secondary to penile metastases is a rare condition. This term was originally used by Peacock in 1938 to describe a condition of painful induration and erection of the penis due to metastatic infiltration by a neoplasm.
DE DOMINICIS, Carlo +7 more
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Background: Recent studies have found that patients with incurable gastric cancer might benefit from palliative gastrectomy, but the impact of palliative gastrectomy on metastatic early-onset gastric cancer (mEOGC) patients remains unclear.
Hang An, Peng-Yuan Wang, Yu-Cun Liu
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Emergency treatment of complicated colorectal cancer [PDF]
Aim: To find evidence to suggest the best approach in patients admitted as an emergency for complicated colorectal cancer. Methods: The medical records of 131 patients admitted as an emergency with an obstructing, perforated, or bleeding colorectal ...
Brachini, Gioia +6 more
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