Is intraoperative confirmation of malignancy during pancreaticoduodenectomy mandatory?

Garcea, Giuseppe

Is intraoperative confirmation of malignancy during pancreaticoduodenectomy mandatory? [electronic resource] - Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Feb 2012 - 370-5 p. digital

Publication Type: Evaluation Study; Journal Article

1873-4626

10.1007/s11605-011-1728-y doi


Adenocarcinoma--diagnosis
Adult
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Frozen Sections
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Neoplasms--diagnosis
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Pancreatitis, Chronic--diagnosis
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity