Acta Med. 2019, 62: 131-136

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2020.1

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Epidemiology, Role of EUS in Diagnosis, Role of ERCP, Endoscopic Palliation

Sameer Zara, Darina Kohoutováa,b, Jan Burešb

aThe Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Fulham Road, Chelsea, SW3 6JJ, London, United Kingdom
b2nd Department of Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received August 2, 2019
Accepted September 28, 2019

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