Ratio of CA19-9 level to total bilirubin as a novel prognostic indicator in patients with pancreatic head carcinoma following curative resection | Zendy

Wenli Xu | Zendy; Jing Wang | Zendy; Shaocheng Lyu | Zendy; Lin Zhou | Zendy; Qiang He | Zendy; Ren Lang | Zendy

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Ratio of CA19-9 level to total bilirubin as a novel prognostic indicator in patients with pancreatic head carcinoma following curative resection

Author(s) -

Wenli Xu,

Jing Wang,

Shaocheng Lyu,

Lin Zhou,

Qiang He,

Ren Lang

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

gland surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2227-8575

pISSN - 2227-684X

DOI - 10.21037/gs-20-720

Subject(s) - medicine , ca19 9 , gastroenterology , multivariate analysis , pancreatic cancer , jaundice , lymph node , bilirubin , univariate analysis , carcinoma , head of pancreas , surgery , cancer

Ratio of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 level to total bilirubin (CA19-9/TB) is used to reduce the influence of obstructive jaundice on the concentration of CA19-9, thereby determining the correlation between CA19-9/TB and tumor recurrence or long-term prognosis of patients with pancreatic head cancer (PHC).

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