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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Palliative Medicine and Palliative Surgery - Two Worlds Collide?.- Models of Care in Palliative Medicine.- Pain Management in Palliative Surgery.- Palliative Surgery – Psycho Social and Ethical Aspects
• Anaesthesiological Considerations in Palliative Surgery.- Palliative Surgery - Maxillofacial
• Palliative Surgery – Neurosurgery.- Palliative Surgery – ENT.- Palliative Surgery – Lung and Mediastinum.- Palliative Surgery – Oesophagus.- Palliative Surgery – Stomach.- Palliative Surgery – Pancreas.- Palliative Surgery – Biliary Tract/Liver.- Palliative Surgery – Small Bowel.- Palliative Surgery – Large Bowel and Rectum.-  Palliative Surgery – Urology
• Palliative Surgery – Gynaecology.- Palliative Surgery – Endocrine/Thyroid
• Palliative Surgery – Breast.- Palliative Surgery – Orthopaedic/Trauma.- Palliative Surgery – Medical Oncology Considerations.- Palliative Surgery – Radiation Oncology Consideration.- Palliative Care – Radiological Interventions.- Palliative Care – Gastroenterological Interventions.