Pancreatic Cancer With Special Focus on Topical Issues and Surgical
This book provides state of the art knowledge on a broad range of clinical issues in pancreatic cancer, covering topics from screening and pathophysiology to surgical treatments. In particular, the focus is on current controversies and on evidence-based s
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Pancreatic Cancer
Sun-Whe Kim • Hiroki Yamaue Editors
Pancreatic Cancer With Special Focus on Topical Issues and Surgical Techniques
Editors Sun-Whe Kim Department of Surgery Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul Republic of Korea
Hiroki Yamaue Department of Surgery Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan
ISBN 978-3-662-47180-7 ISBN 978-3-662-47181-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-47181-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017937897 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany The registered company address is: Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin, Germany
Preface
Why is publishing a textbook so important? While people in younger ages want to keep what they know to themselves, seniors tend to think otherwise. Seniors want to give out and share their knowledge and experiences accumulated over the decades with others. For experts and senior professionals, just wanting to do so is not enough. These people with invaluable ideas, knowledge, and experiences have the obligation to pass and share them with others. Publication of a textbook is one of the means to fulfill this obligation. And what better ways than a textbook? A textbook can hold knowledge and experiences of many experts and can be passed to anyone who can get a hold of it. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dreaded cancers worldwide. Pancreatic cancer continues to demonstrate dismal outcomes, despite all the efforts poured in by many competent clinicians and scientists throughout the world. But we dare say that these efforts were not all in vain, and that we have been making progresses: slow and not so dramatic
