@article{a607ecbc1f5444fc855a97662db7208f,
title = "Cost effectiveness of EUS for preoperative localization of pancreatic endocrine tumors",
author = "Rajiv Bansal and William Tierney and Steven Carpenter and Norman Thompson and Scheiman, \{James M.\}",
note = "Background: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is highly accurate in the localization of small pancreatic tumors. We determined the cost effectiveness of EUS used early in the preoperative evaluation of pancreatic endocrine tumors. Methods: In a study with a case-control design, 36 patients (19 men, 17 women) who underwent preoperative EUS were matched retrospectively with 36 patients who underwent surgical exploration immediately before the introduction of EUS.",
year = "1999",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70440-2",
language = "American English",
volume = "49",
journal = "Gastrointestinal Endoscopy",
issn = "1097-6779",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "1",
}