Gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with pancreatic cancer: Causes and haemostatic treatments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastrointestinal bleeding is a rare but severe complication of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to describe the causes and treatments of non-postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and explore the parameters associated with therapeutic effectiveness.

Methods

This was a single-centre observational retrospective study (2000-2017) with data collected from the prospectively coded diagnostic hospital's database system including patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who had a gastrointestinal bleeding episode. Effectiveness of haemostatic treatment was assessed according to transfusion requirements and immediate and long-term haemostatic efficacy; the latter defin

SUBMITTER: Aguilera Munoz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7724548 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature