title: Laparoscopic staging should be used routinely for locally extensive cancer of the pancreatic head.
authors.affiliation: Section of General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98111, USA.
authors.forename: Rockson C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: L William
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Traverso
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed