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Title:

DISPACT trial: a randomized controlled trial to compare two different surgical techniques of DIStal PAnCreaTectomy - study rationale and design.

Document type:
Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Author(s):
Diener, MK; Knaebel, HP; Witte, ST; Rossion, I; Kieser, M; Büchler, MW; Seiler, CM
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Surgery is of increasing importance in the treatment and outcome of diseases of the pancreas worldwide. The incidence of pancreatic cancer (7-11/ 100,000 per year) has risen over the last years and surgical resection remains the only option for definite cure. Twenty-five percent of all resections are left of the superior mesenteric vein (distal pancreatectomy) and the appropriate closure technique for the pancreatic remnant remains unclear. Pancreatic fistulas are the most common (0-...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Clin Trials
Year:
2008
Journal volume:
5
Journal issue:
5
Pages contribution:
534-45
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1177/1740774508096140
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18827046
Print-ISSN:
1740-7745
TUM Institution:
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik
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