Sökning: "distal pancreatectomy"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden distal pancreatectomy.

  1. 1. Surgical methods in treating pancreatic tumours

    Författare :Johanna Wennerblom; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; pancreatoduodenectomy; distal pancreatectomy; pancreatogastrostomy; pancreatojejunostomy; postoperative pancreatic fistula; lymph node 8a; palliative surgery;

    Sammanfattning : Background: In patients with pancreatic cancer 15-20% are resectable at the time of diagnosis. Still another 8-20% are found to be unresectable at laparotomy. The optimal intraoperative strategy for this group is not known. Some patients experience early recurrence of the cancer indicating undetected advanced disease at the time of surgery. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Effects of Pancreatic Surgery : Quality of Life, Cost-effectiveness and Postoperative Results

    Författare :Karin Johansen; Bergthor Björnsson; Per Sandström; Linda Lundgren; Jacob Freedman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pancreatic surgery; Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Octogenarians; Surgical outcome; Quality of life; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Qualitative research;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND  Pancreatic operations are large procedures with high rates of complications and other potentially impactful consequences such as diabetes and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Due to this, and due to the fact that the operations are often occasioned by periampullary tumours with a poor prognosis, it is important to evaluate how the operations affect patients in terms of postoperative results and quality of life. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Issues relevant to the endoscopic and surgical management of pancreatic carcinoma

    Författare :Farshad Frozanpor; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: A substantial proportion of the patients with pancreatic cancer require palliative decompression of the extrahepatic bile duct obstruction by endoscopic stent insertion. Only 20% of patients with pancreatic cancer are suitable for resection, which is considered to be a high-risk procedure with postoperative pancreatic fistula (PF) formation in a central role. LÄS MER