The role of staging laparoscopy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and its effect on patients’ survival

The role of staging laparoscopy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and its effect on patients’ survival

Abstract Background Prompt and accurate staging of pancreatic cancer is essential to distinguish patients to benefit from resection with curative intent and those with unresectable disease. A staging laparoscopy is used preoperatively to identify macroscopic or occult metastases not identified on im...

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Main Authors: Maxwell A. Jambor, Amir Ashrafizadeh, Christopher B. Nahm, Stephen J. Clarke, Nick Pavlakis, Andrew Kneebone, George Hruby, Anthony J. Gill, Anubhav Mittal, Jaswinder S. Samra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Staging laparoscopy
Pancreatic disorders
Pancreatic surgery
Survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-022-02803-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-022-02803-y

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