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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 3/2013

01-06-2013 | Letters to the Editor

Whipple’s Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Carcinoma in a HIV Positive Patient

Authors: Supriyo Ghatak, Pankaj Kr Sonar, Somak Das, Avik Bhattacharyya

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Issue 3/2013

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Excerpt

Screening for HIV infection before surgery is controversial. Many surgical societies and countries recommend screening, mostly for subgroups in a population [1]. Here we present a case of periampullary carcinoma, who was detected to be HIV positive on screening before surgery and underwent successful resection. …
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Wildi S, Büchler MW, Eigenmann F et al (2001) Pancreatic resection for cancer in a young patient with HIV infection. Dig Surg 18:327–328PubMedCrossRef
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Guth AA, Hofstetter SR, Pachter HL (1996) Human immunodeficiency virus and the trauma patient: factors influencing postoperative infectious complications. J Trauma 41:251–255PubMedCrossRef
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Title
Whipple’s Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Carcinoma in a HIV Positive Patient
Authors
Supriyo Ghatak
Pankaj Kr Sonar
Somak Das
Avik Bhattacharyya
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0732-0

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