Hand-assisted staging laparoscopy for suspected malignancies of the pancreas

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-186

  Van De Walle, P ^a   Blomme, Y ^a   Van Outryve, L ^a  

^a AZ Volkskliniek Gent   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hand assisted laparoscopy; Malignancy; Pancreas; Staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TUMOR;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0036599211     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2002.11679290     Document Type: Article

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