Cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer.

<h4>Background</h4>A recent Cochrane review compared laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for people with for cancers of the body and tail of the pancreas and found that laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy may reduce the length of hospital stay. We compared the cost-effectivenes...

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Main Authors: Kurinchi Selvan Gurusamy, Deniece Riviere, C J H van Laarhoven, Marc Besselink, Mohammed Abu-Hilal, Brian R Davidson, Steve Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189631