Conversion from laparoscopic to open colonic cancer resection - Associated factors and their influence on long-term oncological outcome

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1273-1279

  Ptok, H ^a,c   Kube, R ^a   Schmidt, U ^d   Kockerling F ^a,b   Gastinger, I ^a,c   Lippert, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

^b Vivantes Klinikum Spandau   (Germany)

^c Carl Thiem Hospital   (Germany)

^d StatConsult GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Conversion; Disease free survival; Laparoscopic resection; Oncological results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449096092     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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