Pancreatic Cancer With Special Focus on Topical Issues and Surgical Techniques /

Pancreatic Cancer With Special Focus on Topical Issues and Surgical Techniques /

This book provides state of the art knowledge on a broad range of clinical issues in pancreatic cancer, covering topics from screening and pathophysiology to surgical treatments. In particular, the focus is on current controversies and on evidence-based surgical techniques. Further aspects considere...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kim, Sun-Whe (Editor), Yamaue, Hiroki (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Radiology.
Pathology.
Surgery.
Medicine & Public Health.
Diagnostic Radiology.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Pathology & Tumor biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Genetic background & hereditary pancreatic cancer
  • Pathological classification
  • Tumor biology (precancerous lesion and mode of spread)
  • Current update/controversial issue
  • Specimen handling & margin status
  • Tumor marker
  • 2. Diagnosis
  • CT, MRI
  • Endoscopic diagnosis
  • PET
  • Current update/controversial issue
  • Functional imaging for pancreatic neoplasms (including PNET)
  • 3. Treatment guideline
  • Staging and determination of resectability of pancreatic cancer
  • Guideline for the management of other pancreatic neoplasm
  • IPMN & MCN
  • SCN
  • pNET
  • Current update/controversial issue
  • Definition of borderline resectable PDAC
  • Role of neoadjuvant treatment
  • 4. Surgery
  • Technical issues in surgery
  • Conventional Pancreatoduodenectomy
  • Vessel Resection for PDAC (type & technique)
  • Nerve plexus dissection
  • Organ preserving pancreatectomy
  • Type of Reconstruction
  • Isolated pancreatectomy
  • Mesenteric vessel first approach
  • DP-CAR
  • RAMPS
  • Minimal invasive pancreatectomy
  • Laparoscopic Pancreatoduodenectomy
  • Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
  • Roboticapplication for pancreatectomy
  • Current update/controversial issue
  • Role of extended resection for PDAC
  • Concept of customized surgery
  • 5. Morbidity and perioperative care
  • Pancreatic fistula
  • Delayed emptying
  • Postoperative bleeding
  • Other rare complication
  • Late metabolic complication
  • Current update/controversial issue
  • ERAS
  • Drain care after pancreatoduodenectomy
  • 6. Nonoperative therapy for pancreatic cancer
  • Adjuvant therapy
  • Palliative chemotherapy. - Radiation therapy.

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