Current ConceptsæManagement of Pancreatic
Carcinoma*
Henry A. Pitt, MD
In the United States pancreatic cancer is the 11th most common malignancy, with nine
new cases per 100,000 persons per year. However, pancreatic cancer is particularly
deadly with approximately 25,000 deaths in the United States annually, making this
malignancy the 5th leading cause of cancer death. Pancreatic cancer occurs with increased
frequency with advanced age, in males, and in African Americans.
Cigarette smoking is a proven risk factor. Approximately two-thirds of pancreatic
cancers arise in the head, neck and uncinate process. As a result, most patients
present with obstructive jaundice. Spiral computerized tomography (CT) has become
the standard to access the liver for metastases as well as the peripancreatic region
for vascular encasement. The role of endoscopic ultrasound and of laparoscopy to
further stage patients remains controversial. |
Abstracts
"Dome
Down" Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Glenn L. Sandler, MD
Endoscopic
Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Gary C. Vitale, MD
Thoracoscopic
Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Pain
Henry L. Laws, MD
CT
Guided Percutaneous Drainage of Infected Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Patrick C. Freeny, MD
Management
of Metastatic Carcinoma
T. S. Ravikumar, MD
Management
of Liver Trauma
Juan C. Asensio, MD
Management
of Benign Liver Tumors
Leslie H. Blumgart, MD, FRCS
Role
and Techniques of "Dome-Down" Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Glenn L. Sandler, MD
Thoracoscopic
Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Pain
Henry L. Laws, MD
Current
ConceptsæAdequate Pain Management
Young K. Choi, MD
Prevention
and Management of Infection Complicating Acute Pancreatitis
Henry L. Laws, MD
Indication
for and Timing of ERCP in Biliary Pancreatitis
John Baillie, MB, ChB, FRCP
Timing
of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Biliary Pancreatitis
Gary C. Vitale
Magnetic
Resonance Angiography
Martin R. Prince, MD, PhD
Pancreatic
Imaging
Patrick C. Freeny, MD
Endoscopic
Ultrasonography
Charles Noyer, MD
Limited
Gastric Resection
Jo Buyske, MD
Current
ConceptsæManagement of Pancreatic Carcinoma
Henry A. Pitt, MD
Watchful
Waiting in the Management of Inguinal Hernia
Robert J. Fitzgibbons, MD
Treatment
of Incisional (Ventral) Hernias: Open Repair
Maximo Deysine, MD, FACP
Treatment
of Incisional (Ventral) Hernias: Laparoscopic Repair
Adrian E. Park, MD
Indications
for Converting to Open Operation
John G. Hunter, MD
Medicolegal
Implications of Common Bile Duct Injury During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Kenneth A. Kern, MD, FACS
Role
and Technique of Pylorus Preserving Pacreatectomy
Henry A. Pitt, MD |
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