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Feasibility of purely laparoscopic resection of locally advanced rectal cancer in obese patients

BACKGROUND: Totally laparoscopic (without hand-assist) resection for rectal cancer continues to evolve, and both obesity and locally advanced disease are perceived to add to the complexity of these procedures. There is a paucity of data on the impact of obesity on perioperative and oncologic outcome...

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Autores principales: Oyasiji, Tolutope, Baldwin, Keith, Katz, Steven C, Espat, N Joseph, Somasundar, Ponnandai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22799628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-10-147