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Endoscopic Therapy in the Palliation of Nonresectable Pancreatic Cancer

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Biliary obstruction and duodenal stenosis are common complications of pancreatic head cancer. In patients who are not candidates for surgical resection both surgical and endoscopic procedures can be used to palliate jaundice or gastric outlet obstruction.

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  1. Surgical Department, Petz Aladar County Teaching Hospital, Vasvari2, Gyor, 9024, Hungary

    Attila Oláh, William R. Murray, Colin J. McKay, Åke Andrén-Sandberg, Sakhawat H. Rahman & Colin D. Johnson

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Oláh, A., Murray, W.R., McKay, C.J., Andrén-Sandberg, Å., Rahman, S.H., Johnson, C.D. (2010). Endoscopic Therapy in the Palliation of Nonresectable Pancreatic Cancer. In: Johnson, C., Imrie, C. (eds) Pancreatic Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-118-7_9

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