姑息性手术 meaning in Chinese

palliative operation

Benefit of palliative surgery for bowel obstruction in recurrent ovarian carcinoma
复发性卵巢癌合并肠梗阻行姑息性手术的临床分析
Rubben h . hormone therapy of locally advanced and metastatic prostate carcinoma . schweiz . rundsch med prax , 2001 , 90 ( 38 ) : 1641
陈明,周志耀,郑世广,等,经尿道姑息性手术治疗晚期前列腺癌42例报告.中华泌尿外科杂志, 1999 , 20 : 667