Complete mesocolic excision in colon cancer surgery: A comparison between open and laparoscopic approach

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1357-1364

  Gouvas, N ^a   Pechlivanides, G ^b   Zervakis, N ^c   Kafousi, M ^c   Xynos, E ^c  

^a AGIA OLGA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Creta Interclinic Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Complete mesocolic excision; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CECUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COMPLETE MESOCOLIC EXCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGATION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; MALE; MESOCOLON; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84867358544     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03019.x     Document Type: Article

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