Staging Laparoscopy Promotes Increased Utilization of Postoperative Therapy for Unresectable Intra-Abdominal Malignancies

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 542-546

  Velanovich, Vic ^a   Wollner, Ira ^a   Ajlouni, Munther ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Esophageal cancer; Exploratory laparotomy; Gastric cancer; Hepatobiliary cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Radiation therapy; Staging laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUMOR; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANCREAS TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH TUMOR;

BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034264142     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(00)80099-2     Document Type: Article

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