Whipple's procedure for pancreatic cancer: training and the hospital environment are more important than volume alone

Background: In our center, patients with pancreatic cancer traditionally had Whipple's resections by general surgery teams until January 2013 when a hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) was introduced. We compared outcomes before and after introduction of HPB teams. Methods: Data were collected from th...

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Main Authors: Shamir O. Cawich, Robyn Cabral, Jacintha Douglas, Dexter A. Thomas, Fawwaz Z. Mohammed, Vijay Naraynsingh, Neil W. Pearce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Surgery in Practice and Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262023000578