Staging laparoscopy for pancreatic cancer should be used to select the best means of palliation and not only to maximize the resectability rate.

Luque-de Leôn, E; Tsiotos, G G; Balsiger, B; Barnwell, J; Burgart, L J; Sarr, M G

Luque-de Leôn, E; Tsiotos, G G; Balsiger, B; Barnwell, J; Burgart, L J; Sarr, M G.

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Luque-de Leôn E; Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

J Gastrointest Surg ; 3(2): 111-7; discussion 117-8, 1999.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10457331

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Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/mortality; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/surgery; Laparoscopy; Palliative Care; Pancreatic Neoplasms/mortality; Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgery; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/secondary; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms/secondary; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Medical Records; Middle Aged; Minnesota; Neoplasm Staging; Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology; Peritoneal Neoplasms/secondary; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Vascular Neoplasms/secondary

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Palliative Care / Pancreatic Neoplasms / Laparoscopy / Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Journal subject: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Year: 1999 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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