head JofIMAB
Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers)
Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2019, vol. 25, issue1
Subject Area: Medicine
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2019251.2384
Published online: 22 February 2019

Original article

J of IMAB. 2019 Jan-Mar;25(1):2384-2389
CLINICAL SAFETY OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS - SINGLE CENTER PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Dobromir Dimitrov1ORCID logo, Martin Karamanliev1ORCID logo Corresponding Autoremail, Nadya Stanislavova2ORCID logo, Hyulia Feradova3ORCID logo, Yoana Ivanova-Yoncheva4ORCID logo, Tsanko Yotsov6ORCID logo, Vasil Neykov6ORCID logo, Kun Zhou5ORCID logo, Grigor Gorchev4ORCID logo, Tsvetomir Ivanov1ORCID logo, SlavchoTomov4ORCID logo,
1) Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital Dr Georgi Stranski Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Radiology, UMHAT St. Marina, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
3) Department of General Surgery, UMHAT St. Marina, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
4) Department of Gynaecology, UMHAT St. Marina, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
5) Clinical Center for Tumor Therapy, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
6) Medical student, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.

ABSTRACT:
Purpose: Our purpose is to study the clinical safety of focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) in the treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Methods: A single-center prospective study was conducted in the period 02. 2013 - 06. 2018 at HIFU department at University hospital St. Marina – Pleven, Bulgaria looking at the postoperative complications after focused ultrasound surgery of advanced pancreatic cancer patients. Results: 47 patients were included in the study with a III or IV stage pancreatic cancer. The complication rate was 10.6% and no severe complications were observed. Conclusions: FUS seems to be a safe method of treating patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Large randomized trials in the area are needed.

Keywords: pancreatic cancer, postoperative complications, High-intensity focused ultrasound,

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Please cite this article as: Dimitrov D, Karamanliev M, Stanislavova N, Feradova H, Ivanova-Yoncheva Y, Yotsov Ts, Neykov V, Zhou K, Gorchev G, Ivanov Ts, Tomov S. Clinical safety of focused ultrasound surgery in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer patients - single center prospective study. J of IMAB. 2019 Jan-Mar;25(1):2384-2389. DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2019251.2384

Corresponding AutorCorrespondence to: Martin Karamanliev, M.D. Surgical oncology department, Georgi Stranski Hospital, Medical University - Pleven; 8A Georgi Kochev blvd, Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria; E-mail: martinkaramanliev1@gmail.com

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Received: 14 October 2018
Published online: 22 February 2019

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