Trocar site recurrence is unlikely to result from aerosolization of tumor cells

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Whelan, R L ^a,b   Sellers, G J ^a   Allendorf, J D ^a   Laird, D ^a   Bessler, M D ^a   Nowygrod, R ^a   Treat, M R ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosolization; Laparoscopic assisted colectomy; Laparoscopy; Port site tumors

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENDOGENOUS COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL TRANSPORT; COLON RESECTION; COLON TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID TRANSPORT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; RAT; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0029832738     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02053799     Document Type: Article

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