title: [Palliative endoscopic treatment of pancreatic cancer].
abstract: Pancreatic cancer has a very poor chance of being radically resected (20-25%) at the time of diagnosis. Palliation has thus proved to be the mode of treatment adopted in the majority of cases. When a radical surgical resection is not feasible, the endoscopic approach is one of the most common options among the therapeutic methods available. Endoscopic palliation for the treatment of jaundice is regarded as the best choice. It is associated with very low morbidity and no mortality. Hospitalization is short and the treatment is also inexpensive compared to other procedures. The authors report on their experience with endoscopic palliation for the treatment of inoperable pancreatic cancer.
authors.affiliation: Struttura Complessa Chirurgia Generale, Azienda Ospedale Piemonte, Messina.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonardelli
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cucinotta
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lucibello
authors.forename: Agatapatrizia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quartarone
authors.forename: Tindaro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panunzio
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Melina
authors.forename: Benedetto
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bronzetti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galeano
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Madia
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Celi
mesh_terms: D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies