Complex Pancreatic Surgery: Safety and Feasibility in the Community Setting

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 184-190

  Chamberlain, Ronald S ^a,b,c   Tichauer, Matthew ^a,b   Klaassen, Zachary ^a,b   Paragi, Prakash R ^a  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Grenada)

^c University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Community hospital; Pancreatic surgery; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751573954     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1305-9     Document Type: Article

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