Multidimensional analysis of the learning curve for laparoscopic resection in rectal cancer

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-281

  Park, In Ja ^a   Choi, Gyu Seog ^a,b   Lim, Kyoung Hoon ^a   Kang, Byung Mo ^a   Jun, Soo Han ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Learning curve; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59149103651     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0722-5     Document Type: Article

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