Extended lymphadenectomy for pancreatic head cancer: Less is more

American Journal of Oncology Review

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 302-306

  Schmidt, C Max ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b 357 Med Res and Libary Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MORBIDITY; NOTE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 33745901100     PISSN: 15429520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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