Is there any solution for not being able to operate pancreatic cancer due to internal bleeding?
Patient: hi my brother was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and he has had 3 radio and yesterday he could not breath because his hemoglobin is very low and now his in the hospital and they notice that his bleeding internally and his tumor is the same size 4 cm and he can not be operated on because the pancreas in attched to his aorta Doctor: Hello,Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.Yes, a malignancy where in the tumor is attached to aorta is not an easy procedure and has high chance of mortality. this is the reason it is not being operated. If your doctor feels that there is no chance of survival as such, then as a palliative procedure he can  be operated with very high risk consent.  Hope I am able to answer your concerns.If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.In future if you wish to contact me directly, or wish to know further about this problem,  you can use the below mentioned link:bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddyWish you good health,Kind regardsDr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.