Diagnostic and interventional laparoscopy and intraoperative ultrasonography in the management of pancreatic disease

Authors
Pertsemlidis, D Edye, M
Citation
D. Pertsemlidis et M. Edye, Diagnostic and interventional laparoscopy and intraoperative ultrasonography in the management of pancreatic disease, SURG CL NA, 81(2), 2001, pp. 363
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00396109 → ACNP
Volume
81
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(200104)81:2<363:DAILAI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Videoscopic staging of pancreatic cancer, double bypass, distal pancreatect omy, enucleation of benign adenomata, and drainage of pseudocysts are techn iques that are meeting with greater acceptance. This article examines the c ontribution of minimally invasive techniques, including diagnostic and ther apeutic laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasonography, in the treatment of p ancreatic diseases.