Long-Term Survival After Laparoscopic Colon Resection for Cancer

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Authors

Henry J. Lujan · Doctors Hospital

Gustavo Plasencia · Doctors Hospital

Moisés Jacobs · Doctors Hospital

Manuel Viamonte · Doctors Hospital

Rene F. Hartmann · Doctors Hospital

Abstract

Laparoscopic colon resection for cancer is safe and feasible in a private setting. Our data suggest that long-term survival after laparoscopic colon resection for cancer is similar to survival after conventional surgery. Prospective, randomized trials presently under way will likely confirm these results.

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Volume 45, Issue 4, pp. 491-501

DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6227-8

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