Alleviating Pancreatic Cancer-Associated Pain Using Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Neurolysis

Alleviating Pancreatic Cancer-Associated Pain Using Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Neurolysis

The most common symptom in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer is abdominal pain. This has traditionally been treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid analgesics. However, these treatments result in inadequate pain control or drug-related adverse effects in some patients. An...

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Main Authors: Kosuke Minaga, Mamoru Takenaka, Ken Kamata, Tomoe Yoshikawa, Atsushi Nakai, Shunsuke Omoto, Takeshi Miyata, Kentaro Yamao, Hajime Imai, Hiroki Sakamoto, Masayuki Kitano, Masatoshi Kudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
endoscopic ultrasound
EUS
EUS-guided neurolysis
neurolysis
interventional EUS
pancreatic cancer
pain
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/10/2/50

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