## Abstract Between 1977 and 1986, 101 patients underwent surgical bypass for periampullary carcinoma. The hospital mortality rate was 18 per cent and the morbidity rate 43 per cent. Mortality was not influenced by the extent of the tumour. Survival rates at 1, 2 and 3 years were 28, 9 and 4 per ce
Carcinoma of the pancreas and periampullary region: Palliation versus cure
β Scribed by J. H. G. Klinkenbijl; Professor J. Jeekel; P. I. M. Schmitz; P. A. R. Rombout; G. A. J. J. Nix; H. A. Bruining; M. van Blankenstein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 534 KB
- Volume
- 80
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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