Use of laparoscopy for rectal cancer: A word of caution [5]

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 31, 2007, Pages 5040-

  Ceelen, Wim P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

COLECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36849091954     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.13.7745     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Guillou PJ, Quirke P, Thorpe H, et al: Short-term endpoints of conventional versus laparoscopic-assisted surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (MRC CLASICC trial): Multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 365:1718-1726, 2005