Persistent poverty impacts access to minimally invasive surgery among patients with hepatopancreatobiliary cancer.
Karol Rawicz-PruszyńskiSelamawit WoldesenbetYutaka EndoMuhammad M MunirErryk KatayamaUsama WaqarMuhammad Muntazir Mehdi KhanMujtaba KhalilBelisario Ortiz RuedaVivian ResendeMary DillhoffJordan CloydAslam EjazTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2023)
Duration of county-level poverty was associated with lower receipt of MIS and unfavorable clinical and survival outcomes among patients with HPB cancer. There is a need to improve access to modern surgical treatment options among vulnerable, PP populations.