3rd year/gastrointestinal 2/2017
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A 55-year-old male, diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer, presents to the clinic with abdominal pain and jaundice for the past 1 week. On examination, he is severely emaciated and jaundiced. Laboratory evaluation reveals total bilirubin is 10.3 mg/dL, direct bilirubin is 9.3 mg/dL, indirect bilirubin is 1.0 mg/dL, and alkaline phosphatase is 514 mg/dL. What is the management of choice for this patient?