Pancreatic cancer: Surgery is a feasible therapeutic option for elderly patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Compromised physiological reserve, comorbidities, and the natural history of pancreatic cancer may deny pancreatic resection from elderly patients. We evaluated outcomes of elderly patients amenable to pancreatic surgery.</p> &...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
| Online Access: | http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/10 |