Diagnostic laparoscopy improves staging of pancreatic cancer deemed locally unresectable by Computed Tomography

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 638-642

  Liu, R C ^a   Traverso, L W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Cytology; Laparoscopy; Neoplasm; Pancreas; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OCCULT CANCER; OUTPATIENT; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 21244455702     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8165-x     Document Type: Article

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