Cargando…

Conversion of laparoscopic colorectal resection for cancer: What is the impact on short-term outcomes and survival?

Laparoscopic resection for colon and rectal cancer is associated with quicker return of bowel function, reduced postoperative morbidity rates and shorter length of hospital stay compared to open surgery, with no differences in long-term survival. Conversion to open surgery is reported in up to 30% o...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Allaix, Marco E, Furnée, Edgar J B, Mistrangelo, Massimiliano, Arezzo, Alberto, Morino, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27729737
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i37.8304