Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic laparoscopy for assessing resectability in pancreatic and periampullary cancer

BACKGROUND: Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for pancreatic and periampullary cancer, but many patients undergo unnecessary laparotomy because tumours can be understaged by computerised tomography (CT). A recent Cochrane review found diagnostic laparoscopy can decrease unnecessary l...

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Autores principales: Morris, Stephen, Gurusamy, Kurinchi S, Sheringham, Jessica, Davidson, Brian R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4394561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0270-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4394561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0270-x

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