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Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Pain
Joint Authors
Yamamoto, Kenichiro
Nakamura, Kenichi
Kuramoto, Masafumi
Shimada, Shinya
Ikeshima, Satoshi
Masuda, Toshiro
Baba, Hideo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Persistent pain is a serious problem that often contributes to a poor quality of life in pancreatic cancer patients.
Medical management by opioid analgesics is often accompanied by side effects and incomplete pain relief.
A celiac plexus block is a simple treatment which relieves pain, but the procedure demands a certain degree of proficiency and the duration of the effects obtained can be rather limited.
Transhiatal bilateral splanchnicectomy achieves a certain denervation of splanchnic nerves, but it requires a laparotomy.
Unilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy is a minimally invasive procedure to cause definite denervation.
Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy is recommended for unsatisfactory cases or recurrent pain occurring after the initial unilateral splanchnicectomy.
It is important to select the most suitable treatment depending on patients’ actual medical state and the predicted outcomes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Masuda, Toshiro& Kuramoto, Masafumi& Shimada, Shinya& Ikeshima, Satoshi& Yamamoto, Kenichiro& Nakamura, Kenichi…[et al.]. 2014. Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Pain. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510040
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Masuda, Toshiro…[et al.]. Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Pain. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510040
American Medical Association (AMA)
Masuda, Toshiro& Kuramoto, Masafumi& Shimada, Shinya& Ikeshima, Satoshi& Yamamoto, Kenichiro& Nakamura, Kenichi…[et al.]. Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Pain. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510040
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510040