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Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Q&A w/ Dr. Stauffer on September 4

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Have you added Nanoknife to your options? Why or why not?
What type of radiation approaches do you consider prior to surgery?

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johnstauffer1 | @johnstauffer1 | Sep 4 4:00pm

Yes, we use NanoKnife for a very select group of patients. However, this is uncommon, as we prefer an aggressive, margin-negative resection when technically feasible.

Sometimes we offer novel techniques such as irreversible electroporation (IRE) and intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) as complements to resection.

Both IRE and IORT target cancer cells after the tumor removal and require a radiation oncologist to be in the operating room, something unique to Mayo Clinic.

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