Diagnostic accuracy of laparoscopy following computed tomography (CT) scanning for assessing the resectability with curative intent in pancreatic and periampullary cancer

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Volumn 2013, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Allen, Victoria B ^a   Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan ^b   Takwoingi, Yemisi ^c   Kalia, Amun ^a   Davidson, Brian R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VATER PAPILLA CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VATER PAPILLA;

AMPULLA OF VATER; COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84900758899     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009323.pub2     Document Type: Review

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