LOW MORTALITY RATE IN 97 CONSECUTIVE PANCREATICODUODENECTOMIES: the experience of a group

Context Pancreaticoduodenectomy is the procedure of choice for resectable cancer of the periampullary region. These tumors account for 4% of deaths from cancer, being referred to as one of the lowest survival rates at 5 years. Surgery remains a complex procedure with substantial morbidity and mortal...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Ott FONTES, Fábio Luiz WAECHTER, Mauro NECTOUX, José Artur SAMPAIO, Uirá Fernandes TEIXEIRA, Luiz PEREIRA-LIMA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2014-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032014000100029&lng=en&tlng=en