Laparoscopy is still necessary in the assessment of peri-ampullary neoplasia

Pancreatology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 415-416

  Connor, Saxon ^a   Neoptolemos, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; METASTASIS; NEOPLASM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 4344664491     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079557     Document Type: Editorial

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