Total pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: review of the National Cancer Data Base

BACKGROUND: Total pancreatectomy is infrequently performed for pancreatic cancer. Perceived operative mortality and questionable survival benefit deter many surgeons. Clinical outcomes, described in single-center series, remain largely unknown. METHODS: The National Cancer Database was queried for c...

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Published in:HPB (Oxford)
Main Authors: Johnston, W. Cory, Hoen, Helena M., Cassera, Maria A., Newell, Pippa H., Hammill, Chet W., Hansen, Paul D., Wolf, Ronald F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750230/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26776847
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2015.07.009
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