Thoracoscopic Splanchnicectomy forRelief of Intractable Pain in Pancreatic Cancer: 2 case reports.
- Author:
Jae Jun KIM
1
;
Young Pil WANG
;
Jae Kil PARK
;
Jong Hui SUH
;
Seok Whan MOON
;
Young Du KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea. ypwang@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thoracoscopy;
Sympathectomy;
Pain, intractable;
Pancreatic cancer
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Humans;
Pain, Intractable;
Pancreatic Neoplasms;
Sympathectomy;
Thoracoscopy
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2009;42(6):785-788
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Many patients with upper abdominal organ cancers, including pancreatic cancer, suffer from severe pain, and various methods and techniques have been used for relieving this pain. We present here two cases of patients with pancreatic cancer and they were both successfully relieved of their abdominal pain by performing video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy and splanchnicectomy. This minimally invasive procedure offers promise in carefully selected patients with severe pain from pancreatic cancer and other conditions.
