Ampullary neuroendocrine tumor presenting with biliary obstruction and gastric outlet obstruction [0.03%]
表现为胆道梗阻和胃出口梗阻的壶腹神经内分泌肿瘤
Praveer Rai,Ajay Kumar,Ram Naval Rao
Praveer Rai
Neuroendocrine tumors of the ampulla of Vater are extremely rare cause of extrahepatic biliary obstruction and further rarer cause of duodenal obstruction, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Herein we report a case o...
Mahesh Menon
Mahesh Menon
Hiccups are a distressing symptom in advanced malignancies in the setting of palliative care. A case of persistent hiccups treated with oral Gabapentin is presented to highlight the clinical and ethical dilemmas in patients with advanced ma...
Alka Goyal,Rahul Gupta,Syed Mehmood et al.
Alka Goyal et al.
Malignancies of the thyroid gland has steadily increased over the last few decades, out of which mostly are differentiated carcinomas of the papillary or of follicular type, have a good prognosis and highest cure rate if treatment commences...
Dyspnea management in palliative home care: a case series in malaysia [0.03%]
马来西亚姑息家庭护理中呼吸困难的管理：一系列病例研究
Rojanasak Thongkhamcharoen,Katrina Breaden,Meera Agar et al.
Rojanasak Thongkhamcharoen et al.
Managing dyspnea at home is a challenging task. Although a competent palliative home care team can assist a patient to live at home with better pain control, dyspnea is usually not as well managed. In the Asian context, there are few resear...
Study of Nurses' Knowledge about Palliative Care: A Quantitative Cross-sectional Survey [0.03%]
护理人员缓和医疗知识的研究：一项量化横断面调查研究
Venkatesan Prem,Harikesavan Karvannan,Senthil P Kumar et al.
Venkatesan Prem et al.
Context: Studies have documented that nurses and other health care professionals are inadequately prepared to care for patients in palliative care. Several reasons have been identified including inadequacies in nursing ed...
When Palliative Treatment Achieves More Than Palliation: Instances of Long-term Survival after Palliative Radiotherapy [0.03%]
姑息治疗亦可实现更多：姑息性放疗后长期生存的病例报告
Madhup Rastogi,Swaroop Revannasiddaiah,Manoj K Gupta et al.
Madhup Rastogi et al.
Context: Palliative radiotherapy aims at symptom alleviation and improvement of quality of life. It may be effective in conferring a reasonable quantum of local control, as well as possibly prolonging survival on the shor...
Fatigue in breast cancer patients on adjuvant treatment: course and prevalence [0.03%]
乳腺癌患者在新辅助治疗期间的疲劳状况及发生率
Kazi S Manir,Kallol Bhadra,Gaurav Kumar et al.
Kazi S Manir et al.
Introduction: Fatigue is a major complain in breast cancer patients and survivors. Patterns and degree varies with schedule and type of the treatment. Different co-factors may aggravate fatigue. Multimodal approach is hel...
Health-related Quality of Life and Existential Concerns Among Patients with End-stage Renal Disease [0.03%]
终末期肾病患者的健康相关生活质量及其存在性问题
Samir Bele,Trupti N Bodhare,Nikhil Mudgalkar et al.
Samir Bele et al.
Background: Health-Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL) among patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is significantly impacted by virtue of varied disease or treatment-related factors, and its evaluation along with exist...
Nonpain Symptoms of New and Follow-up Cancer Patients Attending a Palliative Care Outpatient Clinic in Saudi Arabia [0.03%]
沙特阿拉伯姑息治疗门诊新患者和复诊患者的非疼痛症状研究
Mohammad Zafir Al-Shahri,Abdelmoneim M Eldali,Omar Al-Zahrani
Mohammad Zafir Al-Shahri
Background: Epidemiology of cancer-related nonpain symptoms receives less attention in literature as compared with cancer pain. Objective: ...
A comprehensive review of head and neck cancer rehabilitation: physical therapy perspectives [0.03%]
头颈癌康复的全面回顾：物理治疗观点
Karthikeyan Guru,Udaya Kumar Manoor,Sanjay Sudhakar Supe
Karthikeyan Guru
Rehabilitation in relation to cancer can be preventative, restorative, supportive, and palliative. It is recognized that patients may have rehabilitation needs throughout their care pathway. The role of physiotherapy in the cancer rehabilit...