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• Published Subscription 11 Jul 2018

  Prediction of Resectability and Surgical Outcome of Periampullary Tumors

  By Mohammed Faisal, Hamada Fathy, Sameh Tolba B. Abu-Elela, Mohamed E. Shams

  Abstract: Background: Pancreatic cancer is a devastating malignancy with nearly as many deaths as newly diagnosed cases each year with 5-years overall survival rate approximately 7%. Our aim was to assess prediction of respectability of patients with periampullary tumors to avoid unnecessary laparotomy in inoperable patients and evaluation of early outcome of surgical intervention. Methods: 23 patients were included in this study. All the patients were subjected to assessment by contrast …

  Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 14–21 Read article →