Background Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most common cause of
cancer deaths in the western world. For colon carcinoma, laparoscopic surgery is proven to …

Abstract Background The European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) initiated a
consensus development conference on the laparoscopic resection of colon cancer during …

Background Minimally invasive, laparoscopically assisted surgery was first considered in
1990 for patients undergoing colectomy for cancer. Concern that this approach would …

Background Laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer has been widely adopted
without data from large-scale randomised trials to support its use. We compared short-term …

Background Although early reports on laparoscopy-assisted colectomy (LAC) in patients
with colon cancer suggested that it reduces perioperative morbidity, its influence on long …

Background: Oncologic resection techniques affect outcome for colon cancer and rectal
cancer, but standardized guidelines have not been adopted. The National Cancer Institute …

Purpose: Oncologic concerns from high wound recurrence rates prompted a multi-
institutional randomized trial to test the hypothesis that disease-free and overall survival are …

ContextLaparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) has emerged as the preferred minimally
invasive surgical strategy for diseases of the colon. The safety and efficacy of LAC for colon …

Background The safety and efficacy of laparoscopic resection (LR) for colorectal cancer
remains to be established. Methods A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing …

Background: Uncontrolled studies using laparoscopic techniques in colorectal surgery have
not demonstrated clear advantages to these procedures compared with conventional ones …