Laparoscopic staging should be used routinely for locally extensive cancer of the pancreatic head

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 923-924

  Liu, Rockson C ^a   Traverso, L William ^a,b  

^a Section of General   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GEMCITABINE;

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METASTASIS; PANCREAS CANCER; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 10044243839     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2004.09.049     Document Type: Editorial

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