Cancer Quality of Care
Research from Hokkaido University, Department of Surgical Oncology yields new data on cancer quality of care
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 28th, 2007
Current study results from the report, "Laparoscopic modified Devine exclusion gastrojejunostomy as a palliative surgery to relieve malignant pyloroduodenal obstruction by unresectable cancer," have been published. According to recent research from Sapporo, Japan, "Malignant pyloroduodenal obstruction by an unresectable cancer makes ingesting food or liquids impossible for patients. The patient's quality of life deteriorates rapidly, leading to a dismal prognosis."
"The modified Devine exclusion (MDE) method of open laparotomy has been reported to be effective in such cases. We performed laparoscopic MDE gastrojejunostomy in 8 cases. The patient data collected included...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-08-28)
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