Open AccessEvidence-Based Pancreatic Head Resection for Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Markus Schäfer,
Beat Müllhaupt,
PierreAlain Clavien
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1097/00000658-200208000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , pancreatic cancer , pancreatitis, chronic , gastric emptying , whipple procedure , pancreatic disease , mortality rate , pancreaticoduodenectomy , pancreas , survival rate , surgery , cancer , general surgery , stomach
To review the current status of pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis using evidence-based methodology.