Cost analysis of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal tumours

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-234

  Maslekar, S ^a   Pillinger, S H ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Taylor, A ^b   Monson, John R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b West Hull Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Rectal adenomas; Rectal cancer; Transanal endoscopic microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE RESECTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ADENOMA; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM TUMOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCTOSCOPY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947575970     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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