Role of staging laparoscopy in the management of Pancreatic Duct Carcinoma (PDAC): Single-center experience from a tertiary hospital in Brazil.
Victor Hugo Fonseca de JesusWilson Luiz da Costa-JúniorTomás Mansur Duarte de Miranda MarquesAlessandro Landskron DinizHéber Salvador de Castro RibeiroAndré Luis de GodoyIgor Correia de FariasFelipe José Fernandez CoimbraPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2018)
Laparoscopy remains a valuable tool in PDAC staging. Patients with either large or unresectable tumors, or presenting with abdominal pain present the highest risk for occult intra-abdominal metastases.