Surgery of the pancreas: The surgeon as the crucial prognostic factor;Pankreaschirurgie: Der chirurg als entscheidender prognosefaktor

Gastroenterologe

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-42

  Belyaev, O ^a   Herzog, T ^a   Chromik, A ^a   Muller C ^a   Uhl, W ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Multidisciplinary approach; Pancreas units; Pancreatic surgery; Prognostic factors; Surgeon experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748859844     PISSN: 18619681     EISSN: 1861969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11377-006-0007-z     Document Type: Review

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