In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. Sameer Patel brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Pancreatic Cancer. Top experts discuss pancreas cyst diagnosis and advances in pancreatic cyst fluid analysis; high risk screening; surgical palliation for advanced pancreas cancer; and much more.
- Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the use of diagnostic laparoscopy and peritoneal washings for pancreas cancer; minimally invasive pancreas surgery: is there a benefit?; updates in molecular profiling of pancreas cancer; the role of neoadjuvant versus adjuvant therapy in resectable pancreas cancer; preoperative planning and outcomes after vascular (venous) reconstruction for pancreas cancer; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on management of pancreatic cancer, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Table of Contents
Updates in Molecular Profiling of Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaPancreatic Cancer Screening among High-risk Individuals
Pancreas Cyst Diagnosis and Advances in Cyst Fluid Analysis
Use of Diagnostic Laparoscopy and Peritoneal Washings for Pancreatic Cancer
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy in Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Indications for Radiation in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Review
Locally Advanced Pancreas Cancer, Is There a Role for Surgery?
Surgery for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Preoperative Planning, Technical Considerations, and Building a Program
A Review of the Indications, Outcomes, and Postoperative Management After Total and Completion Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer: More Is Not Necessarily Better
The Role of Surgery in “Oligometastatic” Pancreas Cancer
Minimally Invasive Pancreas Surgery: Is There a Benefit?
Advances in Management of Nonfunctional Pancreas Neuroendocrine Tumors
The Grade C Pancreatic Fistula
Surgical Palliation for Advanced Pancreas Cancer
Authors
Sameer Patel Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical OncologyUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati
Ohio
USA.
