Cost-effective analysis of surgical palliation versus endoscopic stenting in the management of unresectable pancreatic cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 470-475

  Donohue, John H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic palliation; Surgical palliation; Unresectable pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLESTASIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030227855     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02305765     Document Type: Article

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