Laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery at a VA hospital: Analysis of the first 50 cases

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1050-1056

  Begos, D G ^a,b,d   Arsenault, J ^b   Ballantyne, G H ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Ctr for Adv Laparoscopic Surgery   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery; Learning curve; Lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLON; COLORECTAL TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM;

AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COLON; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM;

EID: 0030292654     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900238     Document Type: Article

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