CLINICAL SAFETY OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS - SINGLE CENTER PROSPECTIVE STUDY
- Dobromir Dimitrov
- Martin Karamanliev
- Nadya Stanislavova
- Hyulia Feradova
- Yoana Ivanova-Yoncheva
- Tsanko Yotsov
- Vasil Neykov
- Kun Zhou
- Grigor Gorchev
- Tsvetomir Ivanov
- Slavcho Tomov
Publication date
February 2019
DOI Publisher
Peytchinski Publishing Ltd. Journal
Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers)Abstract
Purpose: Our purpose is to study the clinical safety of focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Methods: A single-center prospective study was conducted in the period 02. 2013 - 06. 2018 at HIFU department at University hospital St. Marina – Pleven, Bulgaria looking at the postoperative complications after focused ultrasound surgery of advanced pancreatic cancer patients. Results: 47 patients were included in the study with a III or IV stage pancreatic cancer. The complication rate was 10.6% and no severe complications were observed. Conclusions: FUS seems to be a safe method of treating patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Large randomized trials in the area are needed
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