My Uncle aged 60 has a syst in the tail part of pancreas. He is getting pain for few minutes after taking food.Doctors are saying that if the pain is intolerable, he can be operated. We are worried about the operation, because people are telling that pancreas surgery is risky. Please give your opinion
2006-09-28 23:59:45 · 10 answers · asked by Ravindran P 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
yes, but more expert doctor can decrease the risk !
2006-09-29 00:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any surgery that enters the abdominal cavity is serious surgery. With a well trained surgeon, that risk is minimal. It also depends on the nature of the pancreatic problem. Pancreatic surgery involving cancer has a bad reputation because it is usually performed late in the progression of the cancer. If I were having considerable pain (before intolerable), I would consider the surgery if my health was otherwise good.
2006-09-29 02:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by DrB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Complications immedeately after a Pancreas surgery include rejection, thrombosis, pancreatitis and infection but prognosis after pancreas surgery is very good. Over the recent years, long-term success has improved and risks have decreased. One year after surgery more than 95% of all patients are still alive and 80-85% of all pancreases are still functional. After surgery or transplantation patients need lifelong immuno suppression. Though immuno suppression increases the risk for a number of different kinds of infection.
2006-09-29 00:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all surgery is risky;but if your uncle has a good surgian he should be o. k. maybe you could get some statistics how many operatioms the doc has done. here in seattle you can find out how many he does a day.. good- luck to you and your family in this hard time
2006-09-29 00:08:11 · answer #4 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To day no surgery is risky. First check is the doctor good and hospitol a better one with all facilities. Otherwise shift him to a good hospitol. Rest everything will be fine
2006-09-29 00:05:57 · answer #5 · answered by Loganathan R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up on the internet herbal cures or produce cures from the grocery store before having surgury.
Get a second opinion on any surgury unless it is life threatening like appendix.
Most surguries are unnessecery.
2006-09-29 01:56:46 · answer #6 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loss of pancreatic tissue after surgical removal increases the risks for the development of diabetes mellitus and mal-absorption of food.
Preservation of pancreatic tissue is an important goal during surgery for pancreatic and biliary diseases to reduce the risks of loss of pancreatic tissue.
2006-09-29 00:06:23 · answer #7 · answered by Noble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All surgery is risky. Find a good doctor and talk to him about all you concerns and the pray.
2006-09-29 00:08:05 · answer #8 · answered by blueyes2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cost is somewhere between 1 and 1 billion dollars. It will be available in sometime between 1 and 1 million months.
2016-03-26 22:27:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please see the webpages for more details on Pancreas and Pancreatic cancer.
2006-09-29 01:01:01 · answer #10 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋