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Palliative Surgery

Known as: Surgery, Palliative 
Surgery that does not alter the course of a disease, but improves the quality of life.
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2010
2010
Radical surgery for a ventricular septal defect associated with trisomy 18
PurposeCongestive heart failure is one of the major causes of early death of patients with trisomy 18. Ventricular septal defect… 
2008
2008
The Randomized Trial of Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion: What It Does and Does Not Tell Us
Peritoneal dissemination or ‘‘carcinomatosis’’ from colorectal carcinoma is a problem all oncologists must face. Natural history… 
2007
2007
Computer and Physical Modeling of Blood Circulation Pump Support for a New Field of Application in Palliative Surgery
Objectives One of the most popular palliative procedures performed to increase pulmonary blood flow in children with congenital… 
2005
2005
Palliative surgery for gastric cancer in elderly patients.
Poor survival rate of elderly patients affected by locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer is related to primary tumour… 
2003
2003
Extracardiac conduit in total cavopulmonary connection
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a utilizacao de conduto extracardiaco na confeccao de derivacao cavopulmonar total nos diferentes tipos de… 
2002
2002
Koloskopie und Sigmoidoskopie bei über achtzigjährigen Patienten
Einleitung: Methoden: Ergebnisse: Diskussion: Background: Methods: Results: Conclusions: 
2001
2001
Atrial and ventricular electromechanical function in 1-ventricle hearts: influence of atrial flutter and Fontan procedure.
OBJECTIVE Echocardiography was used to study electromechanical atrial and ventricular function in adult patients with a 1… 
1999
1999
Palliative surgery for locally recurrent colorectal cancer.
BACKGROUND Recurrent colorectal cancer carries a poor prognosis. Radical re-resection is the only chance for long-term survival… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
The changing role of surgery in the treatment of primary liver cancer.
For decades, the role of surgery in the treatment of primary liver cancer (PLC) was important but limited. However, a comparison… 
1979
1979
Angiocardiographic left ventricular volume determination in tricuspid atresia. Comparison of patients with and without palliative surgery.
Group A (n = 10) had reduced pulmonary blood flow and no previous surgery, group B (n = 9) had decreased pulmonary blood flow… 
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