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Role of diagnostic laparoscopy in assessing operability in borderline resectable gastrointestinal cancers

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic laparoscopy helps in diagnosing and staging Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. Routine laparoscopy before laparotomy, especially in cancers that have equivocal operability, helps to avoid unnecessary laparotomies. Present study evaluates utility of laparoscopy in diagnosing and st...

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Autores principales: Nair, Chandramohan K., Kothari, Kiran C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22623825
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.95533