Symptom Palliation in Advanced GallBladder Cancer: An Institutional Experience.
作者信息
Gupta Amit, Gupta Sweety, Chauhan Udit, Kumar Utkarsh, Sharma Nidhi, Ahuja Rachit, Rajput Deepak, Gupta Manoj
机构信息
Department of Surgery, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Department of Radiation Oncology, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
出版信息
Indian J Palliat Care. 2019 Oct-Dec;25(4):514-516. doi: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_94_19.
AIM
Palliation of symptoms of patients with advanced carcinoma gallbladder (GB).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Sixty-two newly diagnosed patients of unresectable advanced and metastatic GB cancers were enrolled, and following clinicoradiological assessment patients were considered for palliative symptom management.
RESULTS
The most common presenting symptom was pain in 57 (92%) patients. Obstructive jaundice was observed in 29 (46.7%) patients. Patients were considered for percutaneous biliary drainage/internal stenting, therapeutic ascitic tapping, and pain control. Patients with good performance status were considered for palliative chemotherapy.
CONCLUSION
Patients with advanced carcinoma GB were managed with various palliative procedures with the aim to improve the quality of life of patients because of jaundice, loss of appetite, nausea, pain, etc. Symptoms are distressing for patients.
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