Authors wonder about the actual part of the palliative practices in periampullar cancers of the geriatric age, and the choice criteria of the different surgical options that are practicable. They reaffirm that the common radical operation is the pancreaticoduodenectomy, even if, as it is verifiable in the relevant literature and in our series of cases, it is practicable only a few times. The necessity of amending the toxic-septic condition of the neoplastic cholestasis, which certainly is more unfavourable during the geriatric age, gives to the palliative procedures a better role, because few patients could be treated with a curative intention. Authors report their experience and their results about the icterus regression, mortality, morbidity and the average survival rate. About the surgical palliative options of the bilio-digestive shunts, they give the same importance to the gallbladder jejunostomy and to the common bile duct jejunostomy, granting to the first their preference in the geriatric age for the simplest and rapid execution. They point out the necessity of the gastrojejunostomy in all the present or incipient jejuno's obstruction, because of the surgical action importance, and to avoid another operation. They give, even in the geriatric age, their preference to the surgical palliative treatments, proposing to reserve the endoscopic and radiologic practices to the patient undergoing an operation for the precarious general state, for the high operating risk and the modest residual life. In fact, the non surgical treatments are suitable to amend the neoplastic cholestasis, but they aren't equivalent to the surgical palliative, that is more effective for the greater survivals, a better life's quality, a smaller mortality and morbidity.

[The role of palliation in peri-ampullar tumors in the elderly]. FT Il ruolo della palliazione nei tumori periampollari in eta geriatrica.

Testini M;PICCINNI, Giuseppe;D'ABBICCO, Dario;
2003-01-01

Abstract

Authors wonder about the actual part of the palliative practices in periampullar cancers of the geriatric age, and the choice criteria of the different surgical options that are practicable. They reaffirm that the common radical operation is the pancreaticoduodenectomy, even if, as it is verifiable in the relevant literature and in our series of cases, it is practicable only a few times. The necessity of amending the toxic-septic condition of the neoplastic cholestasis, which certainly is more unfavourable during the geriatric age, gives to the palliative procedures a better role, because few patients could be treated with a curative intention. Authors report their experience and their results about the icterus regression, mortality, morbidity and the average survival rate. About the surgical palliative options of the bilio-digestive shunts, they give the same importance to the gallbladder jejunostomy and to the common bile duct jejunostomy, granting to the first their preference in the geriatric age for the simplest and rapid execution. They point out the necessity of the gastrojejunostomy in all the present or incipient jejuno's obstruction, because of the surgical action importance, and to avoid another operation. They give, even in the geriatric age, their preference to the surgical palliative treatments, proposing to reserve the endoscopic and radiologic practices to the patient undergoing an operation for the precarious general state, for the high operating risk and the modest residual life. In fact, the non surgical treatments are suitable to amend the neoplastic cholestasis, but they aren't equivalent to the surgical palliative, that is more effective for the greater survivals, a better life's quality, a smaller mortality and morbidity.
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