Resection of peritoneal metastases causing malignant small bowel obstruction

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Resection of peritoneal metastases has been shown to improve survival in patients with abdominal metastatic disease from abdominal or extra abdominal malignancy. This study evaluates the benefit of peritoneal metastatic resection in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Merrie Arend EH, Abbas Saleh M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/5/1/122