Laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer: Are we there yet?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-2

  Bergamaschi, R ^a   Essani, R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURGERY; COLON CANCER; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE;

EID: 57749091320     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2008.01744.x     Document Type: Review

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