Balloon kyphoplasty - Boon for vertebral compression fractures in metastatic cancer patients

Vertebral compression fractures are common in the elderly population. Common aetiology includes, osteoporosis, metastatic disease, and trauma. Vertebral bone metastasis is not common in cases of pancreatic cancer. Here, we report how we managed a 78 year old, male patient, case of known pancreatic c...

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Main Authors: Shiraz A Munshi, Bhuvna Ahuja, Agam Gargia, Parth Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
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Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2021;volume=35;issue=1;spage=71;epage=74;aulast=Munshi