Extended lymph node dissection in colorectal cancer surgery. Reliability and reproducibility in assessments of operative reports

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-222

  Ovrebo, Kjell ^a   Rokke, Ola ^b,c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Colorectal surgery; Dissection; Lymph node excision; Survival rate; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM RESECTION; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649238123     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0829-5     Document Type: Article

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