| Continuing experience with palliative chemical splanchnicectomy. | |
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PMID: 76467 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Forty-one patients underwent open phenol splanchnicectomy for control of pain at the time of initial laparotomy for what was thought to be unresectable pancreatic carcinoma. Twenty-three patients underwent concomitant biliary and/or intestinal bypass procedures. In no patient was laparotomy performed only for the purpose of performing splanchnicectomy. The operative mortality was 15%. In no patient could the addition of splanchnicectomy be implicated as the cause of death. Eighty-eight per cent of patients experienced relief of pain postoperatively. The mean duration of pain control was 4.3 months. The mean postoperative survival was five months. No postoperative complications could be attributed to the addition of splanchnicectomy. Open phenol splanchnicectomy is a highly successful and safe ancillary procedure for control of pain and is recommended at the time of initial laparotomy in patients found to have advanced intra-abdominal neoplasm. |
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Authors:
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D P Flanigan; R O Kraft |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) Volume: 113 ISSN: 0004-0010 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Surg Publication Date: 1978 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1978-05-24 Completed Date: 1978-05-24 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9716528 Medline TA: Arch Surg Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 509-11 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Abdominal Neoplasms
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therapy* Adult Animals Dogs Female Humans Male Methods Middle Aged Palliative Care / methods* Pancreatic Neoplasms / therapy* Phenols / therapeutic use* Splanchnic Nerves / drug effects* |
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0/Phenols |
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