Incidence of cancer of the pancreas, extrahepatic bile duct and ampulla of Vater in the United States, before and after the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 526-528

  Urbach, David R ^a,b   Swanstrom, Lee L ^a   Khajanchee, Yashodhan S ^a   Hansen, Paul D ^a  

^a Legacy Portland Hospital   (United States)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bile duct neoplasms; Cholecystectomy; Databases; Epidemiology; Incidence; Laparoscopic; Pancreatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STATISTICS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VATER PAPILLA CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPULLA OF VATER; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034883164     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00631-6     Document Type: Article

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