EUS-Guided Pancreatic Duct Drainage for Repeat Pancreatitis in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer.

Authors :: Kamata, Ken
Takenaka, Mamoru
Minaga, Kosuke
Sakurai, Toshiharu
Watanabe, Tomohiro
Nishida, Naoshi
Kudo, Masatoshi
Source :: Oncology. 2017 Supplement, Vol. 93, p87-88. 2p.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic drainage (EUSPD) was performed in a patient with unresectable pancreatic cancer who developed pancreatitis. In this case, EUS-PD was useful as salvage therapy for pancreatitis as the transpapillary approach was difficult. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *PANCREATITIS treatment
*PANCREATIC tumors
*ENDOSCOPIC ultrasonography
*SALVAGE therapy
*MEDICAL drainage
*TUMOR treatment

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