Open AccessPancreas-sparing duodenectomy with regional lymph node dissection for early-stage ampullary carcinoma: A case control study using propensity scoring methods
Author(s) -
Bin Liu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5488
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreaticoduodenectomy , lymph node , dissection (medical) , pancreatic fistula , surgery , propensity score matching , stage (stratigraphy) , pancreas , lymph , pancreatectomy , gastroenterology , pathology , paleontology , biology
To investigate the outcomes of pancreas-sparing duodenectomy (PSD) with regional lymph node dissection vs pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).