PANCREATODUODENECTOMY (WHIPPLE’S PROCEDURE) FOR THE MENAGEMENT OF CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS – OWN EXPERIENCE AND 20-YEAR SERIES

<p>Background. Pancreatoduodenectomy – the procedure of choice in patients with pancreatic head cancer – has the reputation as a high risk operation with frequent postoperative complications, high postoperative mortality and poor 5-year survival. The development of the operative technique in t...

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Main Author: Stane Repše
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2002-07-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1610