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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Palliative therapy in gallbladder cancer involves percutaneous transhepatic radiologic catheter bypass or endoscopically placed stents, standard external-beam radiation therapy, palliative surgery or standard chemotherapy. | [[Palliative therapy]] in [[gallbladder cancer]] involves [[percutaneous]] transhepatic radiologic catheter bypass or endoscopically placed [[stents]], standard external-beam [[radiation therapy]], palliative surgery or standard [[chemotherapy]]. | ||
==Palliative Treatment== | ==Palliative Treatment== | ||
Palliative treatment options may include the following: | [[Palliative treatment]] options may include the following: | ||
*The preferred approach to biliary obstruction is | '''Percutaneous transhepatic radiologic catheter bypass''' | ||
*The preferred approach to biliary obstruction is [[percutaneous]] transhepatic radiologic catheter bypass or endoscopically placed [[stents]].<ref name="pmid11386268">{{cite journal| author=Baron TH| title=Expandable metal stents for the treatment of cancerous obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2001 | volume= 344 | issue= 22 | pages= 1681-7 | pmid=11386268 | doi=10.1056/NEJM200105313442206 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11386268 }} </ref> | |||
'''Standard external-beam radiation therapy''' | |||
*Standard external-beam [[radiation therapy]] can, on occasion, alleviate [[biliary]] obstruction in some patients and may supplement bypass procedures. | |||
'''Palliative surgery''' | |||
*[[Palliative]] surgery may relieve bile duct obstruction and is warranted when symptoms produced by biliary blockade ([[pruritus]], [[hepatic dysfunction]], and [[cholangitis]]) outweigh other symptoms from the cancer. | |||
'''Standard chemotherapy''' | |||
*Standard [[chemotherapy]] is usually not effective, though occasional patients may be palliated.<ref name="pmid9849443">{{cite journal| author=Hejna M, Pruckmayer M, Raderer M| title=The role of chemotherapy and radiation in the management of biliary cancer: a review of the literature. | journal=Eur J Cancer | year= 1998 | volume= 34 | issue= 7 | pages= 977-86 | pmid=9849443 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9849443 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Palliative therapy in gallbladder cancer involves percutaneous transhepatic radiologic catheter bypass or endoscopically placed stents, standard external-beam radiation therapy, palliative surgery or standard chemotherapy.
Palliative Treatment
Palliative treatment options may include the following:
Percutaneous transhepatic radiologic catheter bypass
- The preferred approach to biliary obstruction is percutaneous transhepatic radiologic catheter bypass or endoscopically placed stents.[1]
Standard external-beam radiation therapy
- Standard external-beam radiation therapy can, on occasion, alleviate biliary obstruction in some patients and may supplement bypass procedures.
Palliative surgery
- Palliative surgery may relieve bile duct obstruction and is warranted when symptoms produced by biliary blockade (pruritus, hepatic dysfunction, and cholangitis) outweigh other symptoms from the cancer.
Standard chemotherapy
- Standard chemotherapy is usually not effective, though occasional patients may be palliated.[2]
References
- ↑ Baron TH (2001). "Expandable metal stents for the treatment of cancerous obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract". N Engl J Med. 344 (22): 1681–7. doi:10.1056/NEJM200105313442206. PMID 11386268.
- ↑ Hejna M, Pruckmayer M, Raderer M (1998). "The role of chemotherapy and radiation in the management of biliary cancer: a review of the literature". Eur J Cancer. 34 (7): 977–86. PMID 9849443.