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ArticleActa medica Lituanic2021

Ethical Dilemma: Is it Worthwhile Operating an End-Stage Pancreatic Cancer Patient with Acute Mesenteric Artery Ischemia?

Christos Damaskos, Nikolaos Garmpis, Anna Garmpi, Vasiliki E Georgakopoulou, Alexandros Patsouras, Georgia Sypsa, Athanasios Syllaios, Efstathios A Antoniou

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Article in Acta medica Lituanic, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Christos DamaskosRenal Transplantation Unit, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece;N.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos GarmpisN.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Anna GarmpiFirst Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki E GeorgakopoulouDepartment of Pulmonology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece;First Department of Pulmonology, Sismanogleio Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Alexandros PatsourasN.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Georgia SypsaDepartment of Radiology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece;School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Athanasios SyllaiosFirst Department of Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Efstathios A AntoniouN.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Laiko General Hospital of Athens · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSismanoglio General Hospital · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is as an aggressive malignancy with low survival rates. We present the first case of an operation of acute mesenteric ischemia performed in a patient with end-stage pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Through this case, we also discuss raising concerns regarding the management of severe complications such as acute mesenteric ischemia in patients with progressed pancreatic carcinoma. How ethical is to leave patients untreated? The decisions for management of patients with advanced disease are strongly based on the expected quality of life, ethical principles, different religions and spiritualities, and the burden of healthcare cost.

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Acute mesenteric artery ischemiaEnd-stage pancreatic cancerEthical dilemmaSurgeryTreatment

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