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Palliative surgical treatment of malignant obstructive jaundice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7523198     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
One-hundred-and-forty-five cases of malignant obstructive jaundice were seen from January 1989-December 1992. Carcinoma gallbladder (74/145) and carcinoma pancreas (67/145) were the two common causes. Fifty patients underwent a palliative surgical biliary bypass procedure. Jaundice was present in all the patients. Pruritus (40/50), cholangitis (17/50) and gastric outlet obstruction (11/50) were the other predominant symptoms which required palliation. Surgical palliation was achieved with a morbidity and mortality of 38% and 8%, respectively. Jaundice, pruritus and cholangitis were relieved in 92%, 88% and 88%, respectively. All patients with gastric outlet obstruction had complete relief. The mean hospital stay was 18.5 days. The mean survival was 6.5 months and 8.6 months for carcinoma gallbladder and carcinoma pancreas, respectively.
Authors:
S S Sikora; R Kapoor; R Pradeep; V K Kapoor; R Saxena; S P Kaushik
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0748-7983     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Surg Oncol     Publication Date:  1994 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-11-22     Completed Date:  1994-11-22     Revised Date:  2007-07-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8504356     Medline TA:  Eur J Surg Oncol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  580-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P., India.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Cholestasis / etiology,  surgery*
Female
Gallbladder Neoplasms / complications
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome

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