Yield of Staging Laparoscopy for Pancreatic Cancer in the Modern Era: Analysis of More than 1,000 Consecutive Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate staging prior to resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is imperative to avoid unnecessary operative morbidity and oncologic futility in patients with occult intra-abdominal distant metastases. We aimed to determine the diagnostic yield of staging laparoscopy (SL) and to identify factors associated with increased risk of positive laparoscopy (PL) in the modern era.

Study design

Patients with radiographically localized PDAC who underwent SL from 2017 to 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. The yield of SL was defined as the proportion of patients with PL, including gross metastases and/or positive peritoneal cytology. Factors associated with PL were assessed using univariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Gudmundsdottir H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262988 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature