Survival, mortality and quality of life after pylorus-preserving or classical Whipple operation. A systematic review with meta-analysis;Überleben, Mortalität und Lebensqualität nach pyloruserhaltender oder klassischer Whipple-Operation. Systematische Übersichtsarbeit mit Metaanalyse

Chirurg

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 454-471

  Fitzmaurice, C ^a,c   Seiler, C M ^a,b   Buchler M W ^b   Diener, M K ^a,b  

^a Studienzentrum der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Chirurgie SDGC   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Pancreatic ductal carcinoma; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT TUMOR; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STOMACH ANTRUM; SURVIVAL RATE;

COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYLORIC ANTRUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77952423746     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-009-1829-2     Document Type: Article

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