Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Intra-Abdominal Abscess after Gastric Perforation in a Patient Receiving Ramucirumab and Paclitaxel for Advanced Gastric Cancer

Gastrointestinal perforation is a serious adverse event that occurs in approximately 1% of patients receiving ramucirumab and paclitaxel. A 67-year-old man with unresectable advanced gastric cancer was admitted to our hospital and treated with ramucirumab and paclitaxel. Gastric perforation occurred...

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Main Authors: Koichiro Mandai, Atsushi Shirakawa, Koji Uno, Kenjiro Yasuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/455226