The Impact of Preoperative Endoscopic Ultrasound on the Surgical Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours

Fahad Alsohaibani; David Bigam; Norman Kneteman; AM James Shapiro; Gurpal Singh Sandha

doi:10.1155/2008/868369

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2008)

The Impact of Preoperative Endoscopic Ultrasound on the Surgical Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours

Fahad Alsohaibani,
David Bigam,
Norman Kneteman,
AM James Shapiro,
Gurpal Singh Sandha

Affiliations

Fahad Alsohaibani: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
David Bigam: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Norman Kneteman: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
AM James Shapiro: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gurpal Singh Sandha: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/868369
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 10
pp. 817 – 820

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PNETs), but its impact on surgical management is unclear.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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