Portal Venous Stenting in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer to Decrease Risk of Thrombosis Before Irreversible Electroporation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Background: For patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a fairly novel treatment tool that has shown promise in improving survival. However, many patients being considered for IRE have tumors adjacent to and/or encasing portal vasculature, increasing r...
Main Authors: | Justin F. Monroe, Thor Johnson, Barish H. Edil |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mary Ann Liebert
2017-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Pancreatic Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PANCAN.2016.0022 |
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