Is there a place for N.O.T.E.S. in the diagnosis and treatment of neoplastic lesions of the pancreas?

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-146

  Pasupathy, S ^a   Goh, B K P ^a   Shrikhande, S V ^b   Mesenas, S J ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES); Pancreas; Pancreatectomy; Transgastric; Transluminal surgery; Transvaginal

Indexed keywords

GEMCITABINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; BILE DUCT BYPASS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENUCLEATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SWINE;

EID: 67349242567     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2008.12.008     Document Type: Review

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