Laparoscopy in pancreatic cancer

[摘要] Abstract Approximately, 32,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer were diagnozed every year in United States and it is fourth leading cause of cancer death. Usually, diagnosed late so that clinicians are not able to perform curative resection. Laparoscopy has been proposed as a new and effective method for assessment of resectability as well as staging of pancreatic cancer. Presently, laparoscopic ultrasound has been added to laparoscopy to increase its yield in defining primary tumor limits and rel.

[学科分类] 外科医学