Use of diagnostic laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasound in the management of upper gastrointestinal malignancy

Annals of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-24

  Tang, Chung Ngai ^a   Siu, Wing Tai ^a   Li, Michael Ka Wah ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diagnostic laparoscopy; Laparoscopic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMATOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEUM METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VASCULARIZATION; VATER PAPILLA CARCINOMA;

EID: 0035084078     PISSN: 10284001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2034.2001.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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