Randomized clinical trial of the effect of open versus laparoscopically assisted colectomy on systemic immunity in patients with colorectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 801-807

  Tang, C L ^a   Eu, K W ^a   Tai, B C ^b   Soh, J G S ^b   Machin, D ^b   Seow Choen, F ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b National Medical Research Council   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; PARAMETER; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SINGAPORE; SURGICAL STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CD4-CD8 RATIO; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0034846874     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01781.x     Document Type: Article

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