The learning curve for the laparoscopic approach for colorectal cancer: A single institution's experience

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-21

  Chen, Gang ^a   Liu, Zheng ^b   Han, Peng ^a   Li, Jing Wen ^a   Cui, Bin Bin ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; CANCER STAGING; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING CURVE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84873101434     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2011.0540     Document Type: Article

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