Low mortality following resection for pancreatic and periampullary tumours in 1026 patients: UK survey of specialist pancreatic units

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1370-1376

  Neoptolemos, J P ^a,c   Russell, R C G ^b   Bramhall, S ^a   Theis, B ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; PANCREATIC DUCTS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030878989     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800841010     Document Type: Article

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