Routine chest computed tomography as a preoperative work-up for primary colorectal cancer: Is there any benefit in short-term outcome?

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 327-333

  Cho, Yong Kwon ^a   Lee, Woo Yong ^a   Yi, Loo Ji ^a   Park, Jun Ho ^b   Yun, Hae Ran ^a   Cho, Yong Beom ^a   Yun, Seong Hyeon ^a   Kim, Hee Cheol ^a   Chun, Ho Kyung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chest X ray; Colorectal neoplasm; Computed tomography; Metastases

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958027659     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2011.80.5.327     Document Type: Article

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