Indications for staging laparoscopy in pancreatic cancer.

Journal: HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association

PMID: 26776846

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To identify indications for staging laparoscopy (SL) in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, and suggest a pre-operative algorithm for staging these patients.

Authors

Antonella De Rosa

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Iain C Cameron

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Dhanwant Gomez

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom. Electronic address: dhanny.gomez@nuh.nhs.uk.

Keywords

Algorithms CA-19-9 Antigen Critical Pathways Humans Laparoscopy Neoplasm Staging Pancreatic Neoplasms Patient Selection Predictive Value of Tests Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumor Burden

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Indications for staging laparoscopy in pancreatic cancer.

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