Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision provides acceptable perioperative outcomes but is lengthy - Analysis of learning curves for a novice minimally invasive surgeon

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 331-336

  Melich, George ^a   Jeong, Duck Hyoun ^b   Hur, Hyuk ^b   Baik, Seung Hyuk ^b   Faria, Julio ^a   Kim, Nam Kyu ^b   Min, Byung Soh ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLON RESECTION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MESOCOLON; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MESOCOLON; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPERATIVE TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908145547     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.002114     Document Type: Article

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