Journal article
A Comparison of Laparoscopically Assisted and Open Colectomy for Colon Cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive, laparoscopically assisted surgery was first considered in 1990 for patients undergoing colectomy for cancer. Concern that this approach would compromise survival by failing to achieve a proper oncologic resection or adequate staging or by altering patterns of recurrence (based on frequent reports of tumor recurrences within surgical wounds) prompted a controlled trial evaluation.
METHODS: We conducted a …
Authors
Nelson H; Sargent DJ; Wieand HS; Fleshman J; Anvari M; Stryker SJ; Beart RW; Hellinger M; Flanagan R; Peters W
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 350, No. 20, pp. 2050–2059
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
May 13, 2004
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa032651
ISSN
0028-4793