Peripheral Hepatojejunostomy as Palliative Treatment for Irresectable Malignant Tumors of the Liver Hilum

Malignant masquerade at the hilum of the liver.

Eight patients with biliary obstruction and a pre-operative diagnosis of a neoplastic lesion at the confluence of the hepatic ducts were found postoperatively to have benign disease. Cholangiography was highly suggestive of a malignant stricture in all patients. Angiography performed in six patients indicated that the lesions were potentially resectable. Seven patients underwent elective surger...

Yttrium-90 radioembolization as a palliative treatment for liver tumors: a case study.

The best chance of cure for patients with liver cancer is surgical removal, but many tumors are too large or invasive. In addition, chemotherapy is frequently unsuccessful in this patient population. A case study is featured involving a patient determined to be a candidate for Yttrium-90 radioembolization, a minimally invasive liver-directed treatment used to target primary and metastatic liver...

Palliative treatment for symptomatic malignant pericardial effusion†.

Consensus has yet to emerge regarding the optimal choice of therapy in the management of malignant pericardial effusion. We review the literature to evaluate the existing evidence on the clinical effectiveness of surgical and interventional cardiological approaches. A formal literature search for all studies addressing the treatment of pericardial effusion in cancer patients was undertaken usin...

nano-rods zno as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of chromene phosphonates, direct amidation and formylation of amines

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New therapeutical approaches for the treatment of malignant Melanoma