This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Management of Pancreatic Cancer, and is edited by Dr. Avram Cooperman. Articles will include: Is preclinical diagnosis / or prevention of cancer of the pancreas be possible?; Preoperative evaluation of a pancreas mass: diagnostic options; Clinical evaluation of a pancreatic mass: what is essential and practical from a therapeutic standpoint?; Screening of patients at risk for familial pancreatic cancer- what is bene?cial?; Incidental IPMN, cystic /premalignant lesions of the pancreas: the case for selective, conservative management; Preoperative stenting for benign and malignant periampullary cancer: the case for selective application; Preoperative stenting for benign and malignant periampullary diseases: unnecessary if not harmful?; Timing of pancreatic resection and patient outcomes: is there a difference?; Outcome analysis for pancreatic surgery: actual vs actuarial methods?; The role of radiation in pancreatic cancer: the European and American view; Adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy in the treatment in pancreatic malignancies: Where are we?; Nonoperative Ablation of Pancreatic Neoplasms; Incidental IPMN, cystic/ premalignant lesions of the pancreas: The case for aggressive management; Ex Vivo surgery for low grade tumors involving celiac and superior mesenteric arteries; and more!
Surgical Clinics of North America The Pancreas Revisited Foreword Preface: A Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer: Time for a Paradigm Shift. An Overview and Personal Reflections Prevention and Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Preoperative Evaluation of a Pancreas Mass: Diagnostic Options Screening of Patients at Risk for Familial Pancreatic Cancer: What Is Beneficial? Preoperative Stenting for Benign and Malignant Periampullary Diseases: Unnecessary if Not Harmful A Tale of 2 Techniques: Preoperative Biliary Drainage and Routine Surgical Drainage with Pancreaticoduodenectomy Timing of Pancreatic Resection and Patient Outcomes: Is There a Difference? Cancer of the Pancreas-Actual 5, 10, and 20D Year Survival: The Lucky and Fortunate Few Rare, Uncommon, and Unusual Complications After Pancreaticoduodenal Resection Adjuvant or Neoadjuvant Therapy in the Treatment in Pancreatic Malignancies: Where Are We? The Evolving Role of Radiation in Pancreatic Cancer Nonoperative Ablation of Pancreatic Neoplasms Incidental Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm, Cystic or Premalignant Lesions of the Pancreas: The Case for Aggressive Nonfunctioning Incidental Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Who, When, and How to Treat? Rare Tumors and Lesions of the Pancreas Ex Vivo Resection and Autotransplantation for Pancreatic Neoplasms
