
Laparoscopic Ultrasound Enhances Standard Laparoscopy in the Staging of Pancreatic Cancer
Author(s) -
Emery A. Minnard,
Kevin C. Conlon,
Axel Hoos,
Ellen Dougherty,
Lucy E. Hann,
Murray F. Brennan
Publication year - 1998
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 - 10.1097/00000658-199808000-00006
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , pancreatic cancer , pancreas , radiology , gold standard (test) , endoscopic ultrasound , superior mesenteric artery , ultrasound , cancer
To define the role of laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) in the staging of pancreatic tumors.