ROLE OF VIDEOSCOPIC-ASSISTED TECHNIQUES IN STAGING MALIGNANT DISEASES - 06/09/11

Doi : 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70198-5

Jo Buyske, MD ^{^{*
Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical School; and the Department of Surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania}}

Resumen

Videoscopic or minimally invasive technology has been applied to the diagnostic, staging, and treatment phases of the management of patients with cancer. Diagnostic videoscopy is used in the initial evaluation and diagnosis of malignancy, whereas staging laparoscopy is used as part of an algorithm to determine the most appropriate therapy for individual patients. Both modalities are used in conjunction with conventional radiologic and pathologic assessment and may be augmented by the addition of laparoscopic sonography or peritoneal lavage and cytology.

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Esquema

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

TECHNIQUES

VIDEOSCOPIC STAGING OF ESOPHAGEAL MALIGNANCY

STAGING OF GASTRIC MALIGNANCY

STAGING OF PANCREATIC MALIGNANCY

VIDEOSCOPY AND THE EVALUATION OF TUMORS OF THE LIVER

VIDEOSCOPY AND GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCY

VIDEOSCOPY AND THORACIC MALIGNANCY

BENEFITS AND MORBIDITY OF VIDEOSCOPIC STAGING OF MALIGNANCY

SUMMARY

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