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Pancreatic Carcinoma
Alternate Names : Cancer - Pancreas, Pancreatic Cancer
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Biliary Obstruction - Series: Procedure
Today's Top News Stories | • | Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006 - Jan 07, 2009, 14:00
Highest rates in South, Southwest; lowest rates in Northeast, government reports. | • | Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2009 - Jan 07, 2009, 09:58
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD - Pediatric)
- Memory Loss
| • | Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report - Jan 07, 2009, 09:00
Suboptimum vaccination rates cast doubt on ability to eliminate disease by 2010. | • | More 'Screen Time' Linked to Poor Fitness in Girls - Jan 07, 2009, 12:00
But teenage boys don't seem to be as susceptible, study suggests. | • | Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter - Jan 07, 2009, 14:00
Digoxin, used to treat heart failure, slowed cell growth, study says. |
One method of relieving a blockage of the bile duct due to pancreatic tumors is the placement of a stent, a device designed to hold tube-shaped structures open. An endoscope (an instrument placed down the throat into the esophagus, through the stomach to the duodenum of the small intestine) helps the surgeon to see the blockage and to place the stent in the correct position. Dye may be injected and X-ray images taken to insure the stent is correctly placed and the flow of bile is restored
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- Digestive System
- Endocrine Glands
- Pancreatic Cancer, CT Scan
- Pancreas
- Biliary Obstruction - Series
- Normal anatomy
- Indication
- Procedure
- Aftercare
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• Bile Pathway
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• Definition
• Pancreatic Carcinoma Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Pancreatic Carcinoma Symptoms & Signs
• Pancreatic Carcinoma Prevention
• Pancreatic Carcinoma Diagnosis & Tests
• Pancreatic Carcinoma Treatment
• Pancreatic Carcinoma Prognosis
• Pancreatic Carcinoma Complications
• Pancreatic Carcinoma Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Biliary Obstruction
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal MRI
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Bilirubin
• Biopsy - Biliary Tract
• ERCP
• Liver Function Tests
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Appetite - Decreased
• Back Pain - Low
• Cancer - Resources
• Chemotherapy
• Depression
• Diarrhea
• Fat
• Fatigue
• Incidence
• Indigestion
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Malignancy
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Paleness
• Radiation Therapy
• Resources
• Stools - Pale or Clay Colored
• Stress and Anxiety
• Weakness
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
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