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Surgery Indeed has an Important Role in Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Pancreatic Head Cancer

Authors: Darko Zdravkovic, Dragoljub Bilanovic, Tomislav Randjelovic, Marija Zdravkovic, Srdjan Dikic

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 6/2014

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We read with interest the article by Petermann et al. [1] in the August 2013 issue of World Journal of Surgery. First of all, we would like to congratulate the authors for their very interesting article. In this retrospective study 101 pancreatic head resections due to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma were analyzed. The authors wanted to assess the impact of postoperative complications, stratified by severity, on long-term survival of patients after pancreatic head resection for ductal adenocarcinoma. However, we have several concerns about their conclusions. …

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Title: Surgery Indeed has an Important Role in Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Pancreatic Head Cancer
Authors: Darko Zdravkovic
Dragoljub Bilanovic
Tomislav Randjelovic
Marija Zdravkovic
Srdjan Dikic
Publication date: 01-06-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-2352-7

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