Does laparoscopic surgery offer adequate clearance in rectal cancer? - A discussion

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-106

  Purkayastha, Sanjay ^a   Aziz, O ^a   Athanasiou, T ^a   Paraskevas, P ^b   Darzi, A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 27944490807     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1743-9191(06)60054-X     Document Type: Review

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