Clinical usefulness of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of patients with nonpancreatic periampullary neoplasms.

Sperti, Cosimo; Pasquali, Claudio; Fiore, Vittorio; Bissoli, Sergio; Chierichetti, Franca; Liessi, Guido; Pedrazzoli, Sergio

Sperti, Cosimo; Pasquali, Claudio; Fiore, Vittorio; Bissoli, Sergio; Chierichetti, Franca; Liessi, Guido; Pedrazzoli, Sergio.

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Sperti C; Department of Medical Science, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.

Am J Surg ; 191(6): 743-8, 2006 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16720142

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Ampulla of Vater/diagnostic imaging; Bile Duct Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging; Duodenal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging; Pancreatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ampulla of Vater/pathology; Bile Duct Neoplasms/pathology; Bile Duct Neoplasms/surgery; Duodenal Neoplasms/pathology; Duodenal Neoplasms/surgery; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Laparotomy/methods; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology; Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgery; Risk Assessment; Sensitivity and Specificity

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pancreatic Neoplasms / Ampulla of Vater / Bile Duct Neoplasms / Positron-Emission Tomography / Duodenal Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Am J Surg Year: 2006 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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