Korean J Gastroenterol.  2019 Aug;74(2):69-80. 10.4166/kjg.2019.74.2.69.

Relief of Obstruction in the Management of Pancreatic Cancer

• Kwon CI

• KMID: 2455769
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2019.74.2.69

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is a major cause of cancer-related mortality and morbidity, and its incidence is increasing as the population is aging. On the other hand, significant improvement in the prognosis has not occurred. The absence of early diagnosis means that many patients are diagnosed only when they develop symptoms, such as jaundice, due to a biliary obstruction. The role of endoscopy in multidisciplinary care for patients with pancreatic cancer continues to evolve. Controversy remains regarding the best preoperative biliary drainage in patients with surgically resectable pancreatic head cancer. In general, patients undergoing a surgical resection usually do not require preoperative biliary drainage unless they have cholangitis or receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy. If biliary drainage is performed prior to surgery, the patient's condition and a multidisciplinary approach should be considered. With the increasing life expectancy of patients with pancreatic cancer, the need for more long-time biliary drainage or pre-operative biliary drainage is also increasing. Strong evidence of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as a first-line and essential treatment for biliary decompression has been provided. On the other hand, the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage as well as percutaneous biliary drainage has been also recommended. During ERCP, self-expandable metal stent could be recommended instead of a plastic stent for the purpose of long stent patency and minimizing stent-induced complications. In this review, several points of view regarding the relief of obstruction in patients with pancreatic cancer, and optimal techniques are being discussed.

Keyword

Pancreatic neoplasms; Stents; Endoscopy; Biliary obstruction; Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde

MeSH Terms

Aging
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Cholangitis
Decompression
Drainage
Drug Therapy
Early Diagnosis
Endoscopy
Hand
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Incidence
Jaundice
Life Expectancy
Mortality
Pancreatic Neoplasms*
Plastics
Prognosis
Stents
Plastics

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