Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Past, Present, and Future

A rapid progression from conventional open surgery to minimally invasive approaches in the surgical management of colorectal cancer has occurred over the last 2 decades. Initial concerns that this new approach was oncologically inferior to open surgery were ultimately refuted when several prospectiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holder-Murray, J., Dozois, E. J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263673/