The 'whip-stow' procedure: An innovative modification to the whipple procedure in the management of premalignant and malignant pancreatic head disease

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-72

  Jeyarajah, D Rohan ^a   Khithani, Amit ^a   Curtis, David ^a   Galanopoulos, Christos A ^b  

^a METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Renown Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRECANCER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIP STOW TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATICOJEJUNOSTOMY; SAFETY; SURVIVAL; SUTURING METHOD; TIME;

HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PANCREATICOJEJUNOSTOMY; SAFETY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949317218     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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