Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Lavage Technique for Pancreatic Cancer: An In Vivo Pilot Study.
Takahiro Abe, Masayuki Kato, Nana Shimamoto, Tomotaro Komori, Naoki Matsumoto, Takafumi Akasu, Masafumi Chiba, Masanori Nakano, Kimio Isshi, Yuichi Torisu, Kazuki Sumiyama
Published: 202610.3390/diagnostics16020230
Abstract
Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) has a very poor 5-year survival and prognosis. Even when CT or MRI shows no metastasis, staging laparoscopy(SL) still detects tiny peritoneal deposits in 20-30% of patients, making them ineligible for surgery. SL is…
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