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Limitations of laparoscopy to assess the peritoneal cancer index and eligibility for cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC in peritoneal metastasis.

Can YurttasLisa ÜberrückGiorgi NadiradzeAlfred KönigsrainerPhilipp Horvath
Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2022)
We demonstrate a moderate agreement according to weighted Cohen's kappa analysis of PCI values calculated during laparoscopy and subsequent open exploration for CRS with HIPEC. Uncertainty of PCI assessment should therefore be kept in mind when performing laparoscopy in patients with peritoneal metastasis.
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