Open AccessCarcinoma of the Pancreatic Head and Periampullary Region Tumor Staging with Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Ultrasonography
Author(s) -
Timothy G. John,
J. D. Greig,
David Carter,
O. James Garden
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199502000-00005
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , periampullary cancer , radiology , occult , laparotomy , pancreatic cancer , pancreas , general surgery , pancreaticoduodenectomy , cancer , pathology , alternative medicine
The authors performed a prospective evaluation of staging laparoscopy with laparoscopic ultrasonography in predicting surgical resectability in patients with carcinomas of the pancreatic head and periampullary region.