Radical resection of pancreatic cancer

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-18

  Koliopanos, Alexander ^a   Avgerinos, C ^b   Farfaras, Athanasios ^a   Manes, C ^b   Dervenis, Christos ^b  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b AGIA OLGA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Extended lymphadenectomy; Long term outcome; Morbidity; Mortality; Pancreatic adenocarcinoma; Short term outcome; Survival benefit; Vascular resection

Indexed keywords

CANCER PAIN; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MEDLINE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 39049134317     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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