Journal article
Neighborhood Variation in the Utilization of Laparoscopy for the Treatment of Colon Cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The rates of laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer have steadily increased since its inception. Laparoscopic colectomy currently accounts for a third of colectomy procedures in the United States, but little is known regarding the spatial pattern of the utilization of laparoscopy for colon cancer.
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the utilization of laparoscopy for colon cancer at the neighborhood level in Ontario.
Authors
Doumouras AG; Saleh F; Eskicioglu C; Amin N; Cadeddu M; Hong D
Journal
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, Vol. 59, No. 8, pp. 781–788
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
8 2016
DOI
10.1097/dcr.0000000000000600
ISSN
0012-3706