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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2014; 20(39): 14237-14245
Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14237
Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14237
Improving outcomes in pancreatic cancer: Key points in perioperative management
José M Álamo, Miguel A Gómez, Jordi Muntané, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREH o Ciberehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
Luis M Marín, Gonzalo Suarez, Carmen Bernal, Juan Serrano, Lydia Barrera, Francisco J Padillo, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain
Author contributions: Álamo JM, Marín LM, Suarez G, Bernal C, Serrano J and Barrera L substantially contributed to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Gómez MA and Muntané J contributed to drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; Padillo FJ contributed to final approval of the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Francisco J Padillo, MD, PhD, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Seville, Spain. javierpadilloruiz@gmail.com
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Received: December 14, 2013
Revised: February 24, 2014
Accepted: June 20, 2014
Published online: October 21, 2014
Revised: February 24, 2014
Accepted: June 20, 2014
Published online: October 21, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: The pancreatic cancer is one of the most virulent malignancies. The review is focused in the different perioperative management of the patients with pancreatic cancer in order to improve the outcome of the disease.