Paliativna kirurgija pri bolnikih z rakom

Erik Brecelj

Palliative surgery treatment of cancer patients

Authors

Erik Brecelj Onkološki inštitut, Ljubljana

Keywords:

palliative surgery treatment, cancer patients, incurable cancer

Abstract

Palliative surgical treatment has a substantial role in the comprehensive palliative care of patients with incurable cancer. It is primarily aimed at alleviating the symptoms and not at prolonging the survival of patients. The data obtained by prospective studies on palliative surgical treatment are scarce; therefore, the decision to apply such treatment may not be easy and it definitely requires a multidisciplinary approach to each patient.

Povzetek

Paliativno kirurško zdravljene je pomemben del celostne paliativne oskrbe bolnikov z neozdravljivim malignim obolenjem. Z njim želimo predvsem omiliti simptome, ne pa podaljšati preživetja. Podatkov iz prospektivnih študij, na podlagi katerih bi kirurško zdravili paliativne bolnike, je v literaturi razmeroma malo, kar še otežuje odločanje o takem zdravljenju. Pri odločitvah je pomemben multidisciplinaren pristop.

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Published

2010-12-15

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Review Article

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