HIFU treatment criteria for patients with pancreatic cancer
Indications for HIFU - ablation:
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Histologically verified pancreatic cancer
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The patient cannot withstand a radical surgery
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Unresectable carcinoma
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Expected survival for more than 3 months
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The tumor is clearly visible with ultrasound
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The patient has no clinical manifestations of obstructive jaundice
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Possibility to provide enough and safe acoustic approach to the tumor
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Patients in stage 4 with a strong pain syndrome of morphine derivatives
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Patients have applied at least 3 courses of chemotherapy before the HIFU - ablation
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Signed informed consent for the ablation
Contraindications for HIFU - ablation:
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Contraindications for general anesthesia
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After surgery for jaundice, the tumor is not visible with ultrasound due to large postoperative scars, adhesions etc.
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The presence of metal particles (clips) after surgery / pankreatoektomiya /
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Obstructive jaundice
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Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava and / or portal vein Completely broken upper mesenteric vessels
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Massive calcification of the vessels
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Patients after radiotherapy with a dose over 45 GY.