Efficacy of Staging Laparoscopy in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: A Single Center Prospective Cohort Study
YOSHITARO SHINDO,
YUKIO TOKUMITSU,
HIROTO MATSUI
et al.
Abstract:Background/Aim: Staging laparoscopy (SL) for pancreatic cancer (PC) is considered useful to improve accuracy of staging and resectability. However, given the current accuracy of preoperative imaging, the routine application of SL remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the importance of SL in patients with PC without radiological distant metastasis. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective, cohort, observational study. SL was performed in all patients with PC without radiological distant metast… Show more
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