41 Interestingly, recent data from the North American National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) registry reported on a decreasing trend for the utilization of diagnostic laparoscopy in an 8-year study period, whereby only 10% of patients underwent staging laparoscopy (for all stages of localized pancreatic cancer). 42 This is contradictory to the practice reported from several international expert centers and in the current study.
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Surgery for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Following Induction Chemotherapy: A Single-Center Experience.
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