Post-operative wall shear stress in the superior mesenteric artery: Biomarker of long term outcome in patients with residual disease after incomplete cytoreductive surgery for pseudomyxoma peritonei

ConclusionPost-operative assessment of the WSS in the SMA in patients with incomplete CRS for PMP should be considered as biomarker of tumor progression in the postoperative setting. Therefore, WSS could be useful to target patients needing adjuvant systemic chemotherapy one year after CRS.
Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO) - Category: Surgery Source Type: research