Accessibility to ERCP‐performing hospitals among patients with pancreatic cancer living in SEER regions
Anna Tavakkoli,
Alaina Beauchamp,
Tanushree Prasad
et al.
Abstract:Background and AimsThe two most common interventions used to treat painless jaundice from pancreatic cancer are endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). Our study aimed to characterize the geographic distribution of ERCP‐performing hospitals among patients with pancreatic cancer in the United States and the association between geographic accessibility to ERCP‐performing hospitals and biliary interventions patients receive.MethodsThis is a retr… Show more
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