title: Laparoscopy for staging abdominal malignancies.
abstract: We continue to advocate liberal use of laparoscopy as a primary staging tool for upper GI carcinoma, believing it to be a safe, cost-effective tool with clear benefit in 20% of patients with these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Conlon
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging