Laparoscopic resection of curable colon and rectal cancer: An evidence-based review

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1063-1068

  Young Fadok, T M ^a   Fanelli, R D ^b,c   Price, R R ^d,e   Earle, D B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Laparoscopic colectomy; Laparoscopy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER GRAFT; COLON CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; TUMOR PERFORATION;

COLECTOMY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCTOSCOPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 34347391475     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9172-x     Document Type: Review

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