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CLINICAL SAFETY OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS - SINGLE CENTER PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Purpose: Our purpose is to study the clinical safety of focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Methods: A single-center prospective study was conducted in the period 02. 2013 - 06. 2018 at HIFU department at University hospital St. Marina - Ple...

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Main Authors: Dobromir Dimitrov (Author), Martin Karamanliev (Author), Nadya Stanislavova (Author), Hyulia Feradova (Author), Yoana Ivanova-Yoncheva (Author), Tsanko Yotsov (Author), Vasil Neykov (Author), Kun Zhou (Author), Grigor Gorchev (Author), Tsvetomir Ivanov (Author), Slavcho Tomov (Author)
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Published: Peytchinski Publishing, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Purpose: Our purpose is to study the clinical safety of focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Methods: A single-center prospective study was conducted in the period 02. 2013 - 06. 2018 at HIFU department at University hospital St. Marina - Pleven, Bulgaria looking at the postoperative complications after focused ultrasound surgery of advanced pancreatic cancer patients. Results: 47 patients were included in the study with a III or IV stage pancreatic cancer. The complication rate was 10.6% and no severe complications were observed. Conclusions: FUS seems to be a safe method of treating patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Large randomized trials in the area are needed.
Item Description:10.5272/jimab.2019251.2384
1312-773X

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