GET THE APP

..

Journal of Surgery

ISSN: [Jurnalul de chirurgie]
ISSN: 1584-9341

Open Access

Ionescu Lidia


Romania

Publications
  • Review Article
    Postoperative Biological and Physiological Gastrointestinal Changes after Whipple Procedure
    Author(s): Daniel Timofte, Ionescu Lidia and Lăcrămioara OchiuzDaniel Timofte, Ionescu Lidia and Lăcrămioara Ochiuz

    In the last years there was an increased interest towards the pancreatic cancer, especially considering its growing incidence (rapidly becoming the fifth cause of death by cancer in the developed countries), lack of any sustainable markers and/or risk factors and the chilling fact that almost 95% of the patients with this disorder are presenting to the hospital in the advanced and unresectable stages. Even more, although known and developed for almost 70 years, the surgical approach for the pancreatic cancer is a subject of debate because its efficacy and postoperative biological changes. It is known that the most common surgery in chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer is represented by the Whipple pancreatico duodenectomy. Still, after an extended resection and reconstruction of the upper gastrointestinal tract, it seems that the digestive physiology can be disrupted. In this wa.. Read More»

    Abstract PDF

Relevant Topics

Google Scholar citation report
Citations: 288

Journal of Surgery received 288 citations as per Google Scholar report

Journal of Surgery peer review process verified at publons

Indexed In

 
arrow_upward arrow_upward