Serous cystic tumors of the pancreas: When to observe and when to operate - A single-center experience

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-239

  Zanini, Nicola ^a   Fantini, Lorenzo ^a   Casadei, Riccardo ^a   Pezzilli, Raffaele ^a   Santini, Donatella ^a   Calculli, Lucia ^a   Minni, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystic tumors; Follow up; Pancreatic neoplasms; Serous tumors; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTADENOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; PANCREAS TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; CYSTADENOMA, SEROUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49449116269     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000142947     Document Type: Article

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