Impact of the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency on survival of patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer: a retrospective analysis

Abstract Background Malnutrition and weight loss are commonly observed in patients with pancreatic cancer and contribute to poor survival. Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI), which can be caused by ductal obstruction by a tumor, causes maldigestion and malabsorption of nutrients, thus contribut...

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Päätekijät:	Juan Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz, Laura Nieto-Garcia, Javier López-Díaz, Jose Lariño-Noia, Ihab Abdulkader, Julio Iglesias-Garcia
Aineistotyyppi:	Artigo
Kieli:	Inglês
Julkaistu:	BMC 2018-05-01
Sarja:	BMC Cancer
Aiheet:	Pancreatic carcinoma Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency Malnutrition Survival Unresectable pancreatic cancer Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy
Linkit:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4439-x
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