Systematic review of laparoscopic vs open surgery for colorectal cancer in elderly patients

AIM: To verify the safety and validity of laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer in elderly patients. METHODS: A meta-analysis was performed of a systematic search of studies on an electronic database. Studies that compared laparoscopic colectomy (LAC) in elderly colorectal canc...

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Published in:World J Gastrointest Oncol
Main Authors: Fujii, Shoichi, Tsukamoto, Mitsuo, Fukushima, Yoshihisa, Shimada, Ryu, Okamoto, Koichi, Tsuchiya, Takeshi, Nozawa, Keijiro, Matsuda, Keiji, Hashiguchi, Yojiro
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2016
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Systematic Reviews
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942746/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27559437
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i7.573
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