Drs. Ahrendt and Pitt should be congratulated on a comprehensive and well-presented review of the surgical management of pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer continues to be a major cause of cancer-related death. The majority (80%) of patients still present with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic disease. Preoperative Imaging Modalities and Laparoscopy In the 1980s, seve...

Abstract Background Pancreatic cancer is one of the most significant causes and lethal malignant neoplasms in world death developed nations. It was named “silent killer” for its quiet course, late clinical presentation, trend rapid growth. The aim this study to detect reliability multidetector CT (MDCT) as diagnostic tool assessing possibility eradicating pancreatic cancer. Results Twenty-four ...