Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 30, Issue 8 , Pages 707-709, December 2004

Laparoscopically assisted colectomy is as safe and effective as open colectomy in people with colon cancer:☆☆☆☆☆☆

Abstracted from: Nelson H, Sargent D, Wieand HS, et al; for the Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Therapy Study Group. A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for colon cancer. N Engl J Med 2004; 350: 2050–2059.

published online 25 October 2004.

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☆ Sources of funding: Supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute, USA.

☆☆ For Correspondence: Dr. Heidi Nelson, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

☆☆☆ Abstract provided by Bazian Ltd, London.

PII: S0305-7372(04)00147-1

doi:10.1016/j.ctrv.2004.09.001

Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 30, Issue 8 , Pages 707-709, December 2004

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