Impact of laparoscopy and ultrasonography in gastrointestinal malignancies

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 52, Issue 61, 2005, Pages 139-142

  Carrella, G ^a   Sortini, Davide ^a   Basaglia, E ^a   Marcello, D ^a   Carcoforo, P ^a   Sortini, A ^a   Pozza, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Gastrointestinal malignancies; Laparoscopic ultrasound; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS CANCER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 14144256183     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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