Evolving Preoperative Evaluation of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: Does Laparoscopy Have a Role in the Current Era?
Mayo S, Austin D, Sheppard B, Mori M, Shipley D, Billingsley K. Evolving Preoperative Evaluation of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: Does Laparoscopy Have a Role in the Current Era? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2009, 208: 87-95. PMID: 19228509, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic adenocarcinomaDiagnostic laparoscopyMetastatic diseaseSurgical explorationEndoscopic ultrasonographyDual-phase CT scanMultivariate logistic regression modelCornerstone of stagingPreoperative weight lossMedical record reviewSubset of patientsPopulation-based studyPancreatic cancer patientsState Cancer RegistrySound clinical approachCurrent imaging modalitiesCombination of CTCurrent staging techniquesLogistic regression modelsCurative intentPotential resectabilityResectable patientsLaparoscopic stagingPreoperative evaluationPrimary outcome
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