Risk of pancreatic cancer in patients undergoing surgery for chronic pancreatitis

Abstract Background Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is considered to be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the incidence of pancreatic cancer after surgery for CP and to determine the risk factors. Methods The patients who underwent surgery for histologica...

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Main Authors: Zhenjiang Zheng, Yonghua Chen, Chunlu Tan, Nengwen Ke, Binqing Du, Xubao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0537-1