Palliative Surgery

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wichmann, Matthias W. (Editor), Maddern, Guy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Pain medicine.; Abdominal surgery.; Rectum > Surgery.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Surgery.; Abdominal Surgery.; Colorectal Surgery.; Pain Medicine.

Palliative surgery can greatly contribute to improving symptom control and quality of life for terminal cancer patients. Owing to the advanced stage of the disease, however, this type of surgery is also associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is therefore important for surgeons to ha...