Open AccessPatterns of Recurrence and Survival After Laparoscopic and Conventional Resections for Colorectal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
John E. Hartley,
Brian Mehigan,
A. W. MacDonald,
Peter W. R. Lee,
John R. T. Monson
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200008000-00005
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , laparoscopic surgery , colorectal cancer , laparoscopy , stage (stratigraphy) , malignancy , general surgery , cancer , paleontology , biology
To determine whether survival and recurrence after laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer is compromised by an initial laparoscopic approach.