Carcinoma of the pancreas--bypass versus resection?
The surgical treatment of carcinoma of the pancreas remains controversial. Over a 5-year period, 38 patients with histologically proven carcinoma of the pancreas who were operated on were studied to assess the length of survival. Seven were subjected to a 'curative' resection, 27 subjected to a palliative bypass procedure and four had a laparotomy and biopsy only. The mean survival was 8.7 months for the first group, 8.1 for the second and only 1.6 for those subjected to a laparotomy and biopsy only.
Ong
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Department of Surgery, National University Singapore.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010193:Pancreaticojejunostomy / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate