The rationale behind complete mesocolic excision (CME) and a central vascular ligation for colon cancer in open and laparoscopic surgery: Proceedings of a consensus conference

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 419-428

  Sondenaa K ^a,b   Quirke, P ^c   Hohenberger, W ^d   Sugihara, K ^e   Kobayashi, H ^e   Kessler, H ^f   Brown, G ^g   Tudyka, V ^g   D'Hoore, A ^h   Kennedy, R H ⁱ   West, N P ^c   Kim, S H ^j   Heald, R ^k   Storli, K E ^a   Nesbakken, A ^l   Moran, B ^k  

^a Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

ⁱ ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

^l OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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Author keywords

Colon cancer; Complete mesocolic excision; Laparoscopy; Lymph node metastasis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CELL ISOLATION; CENTRAL VASCULAR LIGATION; COLON CANCER; COMPLETE MESOCOLIC EXCISION; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; EXCISION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGATION; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MICROMETASTASIS; PERINEURAL INVASION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TUMOR CELL;

COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DISSECTION; FASCIA; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MESOCOLON; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM MICROMETASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84898596842     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-013-1818-2     Document Type: Review

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