학술논문
Relief of the pain syndrome in patients with disseminated prostate cancer
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Бюллетень сибирской медицины, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 66-72 (2003)
Subject
Language
English
Russian
Russian
ISSN
1682-0363
1819-3684
1819-3684
Abstract
In the present investigation it has been foreseen to develop pathogenetically founded methods of the chronic pain syndrome relief in patients with disseminated prostate cancer. 47 men with the prostate cancer of III—IV stage have been examined and treated. It has been stated that either a long-term epidural sensory block created with hydrochloride morphine or anekaine, or an intrathecal hormonotherapy with synesthrol and hydrocortisone had significantly decreased the pain syndrome and the level of prostatespecific antigen in blood serum, had significantly improved the urodynamics increasing an average and maximum rate of urine flow and urine volume, reducing the time of urination, and had improved the patients’ life quality by 17—30%.