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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 1/2014

01-01-2014 | SSAT Controversy in GI Surgery Debate

Is Surgical Intervention for Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Being Underutilized?

Author: C. Max Schmidt

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 1/2014

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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is not discriminating. A number of very well known individuals have recently succumbed to this deadly cancer, e.g., to name a few: Myles Brand, Richard Crenna, Dizzy Gillespie, Michael Landon, Luciano Pavarotti, Donna Reed, Melvin Simon and Patrick Swayze. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is almost universally fatal, so “survivors” are scarce and most so-called survivors ultimately succumb eventually to the disease (Fig. 1). …
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Metadata
Title
Is Surgical Intervention for Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Being Underutilized?
Author
C. Max Schmidt
Publication date
01-01-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-013-2396-x

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